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Derby Center is a tiny town of 693 people in Orleans County, Vermont. It's about 63 miles from Burlington, VT and 189 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $1k a month.
693people
$197kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
77° / 23°Summer / winter
99"Snow
177Sunny days
175Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 693
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 497 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Boston, MA
- 63 mi to Burlington, VT
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 175 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (76 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BTV airport
- 128 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orleans County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very 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