Cell towers in Rutland County, VT

The FCC registry lists 11 constructed antenna structures in Rutland County, 7% of Vermont's 154. SBA Communications owns 4 of them (36%), so a landowner here with a tower lease is more likely than not dealing with one company. The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 11
2Tallest 372 ft
3Largest owner SBA Communications
4Median height (state 126 ft) 140 ft

Structures

rank 4 of 14 in VT

Most common type

Guyed tower

27% of structures

Over 200 feet

18% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

27% built then

Who owns the towers in Rutland County

9 different registrants own the 11 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 Rutland County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 140 feet, 14 feet taller than the Vermont median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a guyed tower near Proctor at 372 feet, built in 1970. More than in any other decade, 27% were built in the 2000s.

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

Structures in Rutland 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
1056827	Guyed tower	372 ft	1970	Proctor	SBA Towers III LLC
1210439	Guyed tower	286 ft	2000	Castleton	Vermont Public Co.
1040762	Other or unspecified	196 ft	2016	Rutland	Gray Local Media, Inc.
1329619	Lattice tower	185 ft	2025	Ira	Industrial Tower and Wireless, LLC
1331618	Monopole	185 ft	2020	Benson	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1319904	Monopole	140 ft	2026	Mt Holly	PI Tower Development, LLC
1261035	Tower	110 ft	2009	Poultney	SBA Towers II LLC
1279324	Tree / stealth	110 ft	2011	Tinmouth	SBA Towers II LLC
1042153	Tower	85 ft	1984	Sherburne	TowerCo V Holdings LLC
1251337	Pole	85 ft	2005	Pittsford	SBA Towers II LLC
1280945	Guyed tower	76 ft	1993	West Rutland	American Towers LLC

If you have a tower lease in Rutland 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: Chittenden County (44), Windsor County (23), Bennington County (12), Washington County (11), Orange County (10).

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.