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Country around Pittsfield is a rural area of about 387 people in Rutland County, Vermont, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Burlington, VT and 137 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $1k a month.
387people
$311kTypical home
$1,035/moRent
73° / 23°Summer / winter
77"Snow
203Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 387 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Burlington, VT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,959/mo)
- Median rent $1,035/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 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 54
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to RUT airport
- 88 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,546 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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