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Bristol is a small town of 2,142 people in Addison County, Vermont. It's about 26 miles from Burlington, VT and 162 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 105 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $302k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,142people
$302kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
105"Snow
182Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 898 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Boston, MA
- 26 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,903/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 105" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (313 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BTV airport
- 102 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 574 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Addison County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk