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Country around Grafton is a rural area of about 678 people in Windham County, Vermont, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 98 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
678people
$323kTypical home
$1,321/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
77"Snow
203Sunny days
154Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 678 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Hartford, CT
- 52 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,321/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 154 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to RUT airport
- 66 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 162 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windham County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk