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Cavendish is a tiny town of 171 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 52 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 108 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
171people
$363kTypical home
$1,268/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
84"Snow
203Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 171
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,268/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 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 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RUT airport
- 75 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 955 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.