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Bethel is a tiny town of 521 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 55 miles from Burlington, VT and 131 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
521people
$274kTypical home
$1,183/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
83"Snow
203Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 521
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Boston, MA
- 55 mi to Burlington, VT
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $1,183/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°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
- 83" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 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 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to LEB airport
- 95 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 545 ft
- 107 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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