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Bennington is a big small town of 9,245 people in Bennington County, Vermont. It's about 29 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 81 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,245people
$192kTypical home
$1,115/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
89"Snow
208Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,245
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,915 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Hartford, CT
- 29 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $1,115/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (514 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ALB airport
- 33 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 748 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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