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Alburgh is a tiny town of 486 people in Grand Isle County, Vermont. It's about 34 miles from Burlington, VT and 215 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $2k a month.
486people
$190kTypical home
$1,721/moRent
81° / 27°Summer / winter
75"Snow
182Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 486
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Boston, MA
- 34 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,198/mo)
- Median rent $1,721/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PBG airport
- 156 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand Isle County: D+21 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.