Cell towers in Chittenden County, VT

The FCC registry lists 44 constructed antenna structures in Chittenden County, 29% of Vermont's 154 — one of the three most in the state. Ownership is spread across 27 registrants; the largest, Sison Broadcasting, Inc., has 5 (11%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 8 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 44
2Tallest 449 ft
3Largest owner Sison Broadcasting, Inc.
4Median height (state 126 ft) 113 ft

Structures

rank 1 of 14 in VT

Most common type

Tower

27% of structures

Over 200 feet

18% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Chittenden County

27 different registrants own the 44 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Chittenden County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 113 feet, 13 feet shorter than the Vermont median, typical of denser areas where more, shorter sites fill in coverage. The tallest is a guyed tower near Burlington at 449 feet, built in 2021. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Chittenden County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Chittenden County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1042292	Guyed tower	449 ft	2021	Burlington	Independent Digital & Wireless, Inc.
1013788	Other or unspecified	411 ft	1982	Colchester	Sison Broadcasting, Inc.
1013789	Other or unspecified	411 ft	1982	Colchester	Sison Broadcasting, Inc.
1013790	Other or unspecified	411 ft	1982	Colchester	Sison Broadcasting, Inc.
1040463	Guyed tower	408 ft	1982	Charlotte	American Towers LLC
1017402	Tower	362 ft	1970	Burlington	Hall Communications, Inc.
1042293	Guyed tower	361 ft	2021	Burlington	Independent Digital & Wireless, Inc.
1057823	Tower	300 ft	2003	Essex	K2 Towers II, LLC
1027885	Tower	197 ft	1987	Charlotte	CHARLOTTE, TOWN OF DBA = CHARLOTTE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES INC
1300349	Lattice tower	194 ft	2016	South Burlington	SOUTH BURLINGTON, CITY OF
1201222	Tower	173 ft	1947	Colchester	Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC
1324725	Monopole	160 ft	2021	Huntington	Vertical Bridge Development, LLC
1264368	Tower	153 ft	2003	Williston	Contact Ventures, llc
1330107	Lattice tower	148 ft	2025	Essex Junction	Town of Essex Police Department
1324135	Monopole	140 ft	2022	Essex	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1292029	Monopole	134 ft	2014	Essex Junction	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1042275	Lattice tower	133 ft	2013	Williston	PALIDOR, LLC
1013787	Tower	127 ft	1995	Colchester	Sison Broadcasting, Inc.
1269352	Monopole	125 ft	2010	Milton	American Towers LLC
1251984	Monopole	122 ft	2005	Jericho	SBA Towers II LLC
1271601	On a building	120 ft	2009	Burlington	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1272113	Monopole	114 ft	2011	Milton	SBA Monarch Towers III, LLC
1041935	Tower	112 ft	1987	Bolton	SBA Towers II LLC
1013791	Tower	110 ft	1982	Colchester	Sison Broadcasting, Inc.
1270808	Pole	103 ft	2009	South Burlington	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1201993	Other or unspecified	100 ft	2010	So. Burlington	Lincoln Communications Inc
1300632	Lattice tower	100 ft	2017	Colchester	Vermont Public Co.
1223610	Tower	98 ft	1975	Williston	VERMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC
1270802	On a building	96 ft	2009	Burlington	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1248601	Monopole	95 ft	2015	Williston	VERMONT, STATE OF
1302617	Monopole	94 ft	2014	Milton	American Towers LLC
1041564	Lattice tower	85 ft	1985	Williston	American Towers LLC
1213628	On a building	82 ft	2001	Colchester	ST MICHAEL'S COLLEGE
1289108	Monopole	81 ft	2013	South Burlington	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1328499	Lattice tower	81 ft	2025	South Burlington	Champlain Water District
1259064	Tower	76 ft	2007	Williston	Williston, Town of
1296270	Pole	75 ft	2015	Shelburne	VTel Wireless, Inc.
1302740	Lattice tower	70 ft	2017	Williston	Champlain Water District
1210933	On a building	68 ft	1998	Colchester	ST MICHAEL'S COLLEGE
1248559	Pole	60 ft	2005	South Burlington	BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE SYSTEMS OF ALLENTOWN, INC
1268993	On a building	60 ft	2009	Colchester	T-Mobile Northeast LLC
1064126	Tower	59 ft	1990	Essex Junction	ESSEX, TOWN OF
1231028	Tower	56 ft	2001	Williston	Munson Earth Moving Corporation
1271426	On a building	46 ft	2009	South Burlington	T-Mobile Northeast LLC

If you have a tower lease in Chittenden County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Vermont with similar tower counts: Windsor County (23), Bennington County (12), Rutland County (11), Washington County (11).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.