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Bradford is a small town of 1,097 people in Orange County, Vermont. It's about 65 miles from Burlington, VT and 127 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,097people
$227kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
67"Snow
203Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,097
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,154 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Boston, MA
- 65 mi to Burlington, VT
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,428/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (3 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (30 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LEB airport
- 94 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+20 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.