Living in Country around Chittenden, VT
Country around Chittenden is a rural area of about 639 people in Rutland County, Vermont, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 137 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
639people
$314kTypical home
$1,275/moRent
75° / 25°Summer / winter
79"Snow
203Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 639 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Boston, MA
- 49 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,977/mo)
- Median rent $1,275/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 24 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 (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RUT airport
- 84 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,087 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutland County: D+5 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- 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.