Bennington VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Bennington, VT

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

Bennington's 9 lenders originated 21 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $6,765,000, with an average VA loan value of $322,143.

Bennington VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in Bennington averaged 7.1% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.758% for the same period.

Bennington's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,555.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 6.53% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.39%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.08%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.96%.

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Bennington VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Bennington level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 10 6.86% $5,154
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 3 6.25% $8,516
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 4.99% $21,838
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 5.50% $6,344
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 6.00% $6,497
Adams Community Bank 1 6.13% $4,624
The Federal Savings Bank 1 6.50% $17,092
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 6.75% $8,331
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.75% $18,992

The top Bennington VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 10 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $5,154, which is $3,361 lower than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Bennington VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($5,154), .

The lowest rate Bennington VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.86%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Bennington (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $330,250 (7.6%) $468,924 (2.9%) 0.00 487
2018-02-01 $335,000 (7.3%) $475,937 (3.2%) 0.00 469
2018-03-01 $335,000 (5.7%) $467,470 (1.4%) 0.00 468
2018-04-01 $327,000 (2.2%) $460,026 (-0.9%) 0.00 470
2018-05-01 $321,375 (1.4%) $452,995 (-2.2%) 0.00 480
2018-06-01 $328,800 (6.2%) $448,591 (-2.1%) 0.00 519
2018-07-01 $332,350 (4.2%) $449,029 (-3.6%) 0.00 546
2018-08-01 $329,750 (3.4%) $458,917 (-1.2%) 0.00 560
2018-09-01 $334,900 (3.1%) $473,383 (2.5%) 0.00 546
2018-10-01 $337,000 (0.6%) $476,226 (1.9%) 0.00 551
2018-11-01 $329,000 (-0.6%) $467,665 (-0.8%) 0.00 524
2018-12-01 $334,900 (1.6%) $479,946 (2.4%) 0.00 488
2019-01-01 $341,950 (3.5%) $474,728 (1.2%) 0.00 456
2019-02-01 $344,925 (3.0%) $468,532 (-1.6%) 0.00 452
2019-03-01 $345,264 (3.1%) $479,964 (2.7%) 0.00 436
2019-04-01 $341,975 (4.6%) $486,582 (5.8%) 0.00 424
2019-05-01 $332,000 (3.3%) $467,493 (3.2%) 0.00 425
2019-06-01 $329,900 (0.3%) $465,569 (3.8%) 0.00 435
2019-07-01 $345,000 (3.8%) $483,805 (7.7%) 0.00 472
2019-08-01 $346,336 (5.0%) $494,201 (7.7%) 0.00 460
2019-09-01 $348,341 (4.0%) $500,484 (5.7%) 0.00 441
2019-10-01 $349,677 (3.8%) $501,743 (5.4%) 0.00 427
2019-11-01 $349,900 (6.4%) $500,664 (7.1%) 0.00 399
2019-12-01 $349,675 (4.4%) $507,398 (5.7%) 0.00 388
2020-01-01 $345,500 (1.0%) $497,531 (4.8%) 0.00 371
2020-02-01 $339,000 (-1.7%) $495,739 (5.8%) 0.00 352
2020-03-01 $348,125 (0.8%) $515,443 (7.4%) 0.00 340
2020-04-01 $349,475 (2.2%) $530,920 (9.1%) 0.00 318
2020-05-01 $349,000 (5.1%) $521,910 (11.6%) 0.00 309
2020-06-01 $348,825 (5.7%) $524,817 (12.7%) 0.00 297
2020-07-01 $349,450 (1.3%) $569,294 (17.7%) 0.00 288
2020-08-01 $379,900 (9.7%) $606,470 (22.7%) 0.00 254
2020-09-01 $398,775 (14.5%) $607,654 (21.4%) 0.00 225
2020-10-01 $395,000 (13.0%) $622,991 (24.2%) 0.00 203
2020-11-01 $423,250 (21.0%) $695,596 (38.9%) 0.00 167
2020-12-01 $439,500 (25.7%) $716,684 (41.3%) 0.00 158
2021-01-01 $404,000 (16.9%) $704,212 (41.5%) 0.00 144
2021-02-01 $362,450 (6.9%) $674,224 (36.0%) 0.00 129
2021-03-01 $387,500 (11.3%) $707,467 (37.3%) 0.00 111
2021-04-01 $424,000 (21.3%) $737,061 (38.8%) 0.00 106
2021-05-01 $492,000 (41.0%) $750,453 (43.8%) 0.00 111
2021-06-01 $477,000 (36.7%) $751,521 (43.2%) 0.00 128
2021-07-01 $434,000 (24.2%) $734,674 (29.1%) 0.00 135
2021-08-01 $434,750 (14.4%) $724,792 (19.5%) 0.00 131
2021-09-01 $437,500 (9.7%) $701,754 (15.5%) 0.00 134
2021-10-01 $449,900 (13.9%) $720,247 (15.6%) 0.00 108
2021-11-01 $449,000 (6.1%) $675,807 (-2.8%) 0.00 89
2021-12-01 $428,750 (-2.5%) $676,423 (-5.6%) 0.00 77
2022-01-01 $425,000 (5.2%) $708,442 (0.6%) 0.00 59
2022-02-01 $449,950 (24.1%) $717,520 (6.4%) 0.00 55
2022-03-01 $437,425 (12.9%) $696,894 (-1.5%) 0.00 55
2022-04-01 $450,000 (6.1%) $757,228 (2.7%) 0.00 57
2022-05-01 $462,000 (-6.1%) $818,981 (9.1%) 0.00 73
2022-06-01 $467,000 (-2.1%) $844,626 (12.4%) 0.00 102
2022-07-01 $499,000 (15.0%) $843,383 (14.8%) 0.00 121
2022-08-01 $549,500 (26.4%) $895,507 (23.6%) 0.00 109
2022-09-01 $550,000 (25.7%) $941,175 (34.1%) 0.00 100
2022-10-01 $507,000 (12.7%) $859,487 (19.3%) 0.00 98
2022-11-01 $476,000 (6.0%) $833,164 (23.3%) 0.00 85
2022-12-01 $479,000 (11.7%) $817,594 (20.9%) 0.00 77
2023-01-01 $491,000 (15.5%) $839,126 (18.5%) 0.00 73
2023-02-01 $566,000 (25.8%) $886,082 (23.5%) 0.00 63
2023-03-01 $477,000 (9.1%) $831,966 (19.4%) 0.00 58
2023-04-01 $464,000 (3.1%) $850,183 (12.3%) 0.00 54
2023-05-01 $570,000 (23.4%) $906,117 (10.6%) 0.00 58
2023-06-01 $609,125 (30.4%) $995,876 (17.9%) 0.00 62
2023-07-01 $569,000 (14.0%) $870,825 (3.3%) 0.00 72
2023-08-01 $571,750 (4.1%) $906,093 (1.2%) 0.00 72
2023-09-01 $575,000 (4.6%) $865,680 (-8.0%) 0.00 89
2023-10-01 $579,450 (14.3%) $949,311 (10.5%) 0.00 96
2023-11-01 $550,000 (15.6%) $1,011,265 (21.4%) 0.00 90
2023-12-01 $612,000 (27.8%) $1,064,126 (30.2%) 0.00 84
2024-01-01 $699,000 (42.4%) $1,099,900 (31.1%) 0.00 80
2024-02-01 $705,500 (24.7%) $1,101,987 (24.4%) 0.00 78
2024-03-01 $725,000 (52.0%) $1,051,957 (26.4%) 0.00 68
Bennington's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $725,000, a difference of $248,000 (52.0%) versus the prior year and $19,500 versus the prior month.

Bennington's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Bennington's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $1,051,957, a difference of $219,991 (26.4%) versus the prior year and $-50,030 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Bennington had 68 MLS listings, a difference of -10 listings (-13%) versus the prior month and 10 listings (17%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Bennington (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 2,330 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 2,337 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 2,335 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 2,305 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 2,318 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 2,342 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 2,392 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 2,414 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 2,424 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 2,449 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 2,422 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 2,490 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 2,491 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 2,466 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 2,474 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 2,480 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 2,412 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 2,451 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 2,436 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 2,444 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 2,440 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 2,419 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 2,404 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 2,375 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 2,396 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 2,476 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 2,476 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 2,436 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 2,446 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 2,456 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 2,553 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 2,460 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 2,388 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 2,650 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 2,597 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 2,517 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 2,327 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 2,393 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 2,400 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 2,529 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 2,484 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 2,395 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 2,342 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 2,344 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 2,360 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 2,208 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 2,167 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 2,322 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 2,305 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,930 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 2,012 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 2,207 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 2,283 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 2,476 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 2,582 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 2,584 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 2,543 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 2,359 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 2,350 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 2,441 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 2,665 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 2,502 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 2,496 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 2,771 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 2,910 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 2,920 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 2,948 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 2,588 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 2,689 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 2,660 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 2,701 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 2,726 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 2,730 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 2,774 sqft
Bennington's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

Bennington's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 2,774 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,502 sqft.

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.