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Country around Killington is a rural area of about 785 people in Rutland County, Vermont, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 128 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $488k and rent runs about $1k a month.
785people
$488kTypical home
$1,286/moRent
77° / 26°Summer / winter
79"Snow
203Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 785 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Boston, MA
- 49 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $488k (≈$3,080/mo)
- Median rent $1,286/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°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
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 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 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to RUT airport
- 81 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,742 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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