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Arlington is a small town of 1,623 people in Bennington County, Vermont. It's about 30 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 93 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,623people
$269kTypical home
$1,164/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
76"Snow
203Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,623
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 423 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Hartford, CT
- 30 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,695/mo)
- Median rent $1,164/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (810 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to RUT airport
- 40 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 889 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bennington County: D+22 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk