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Ascutney is a tiny town of 381 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 57 miles from Manchester, NH and 102 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
381people
$219kTypical home
$1,118/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
79"Snow
203Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 381
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 226 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Boston, MA
- 57 mi to Manchester, NH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,380/mo)
- Median rent $1,118/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LEB airport
- 84 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 423 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windsor County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.