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East Barre is a small town of 1,017 people in Washington County, Vermont. It's about 46 miles from Burlington, VT and 144 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,017people
$255kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
92"Snow
177Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,017
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Boston, MA
- 46 mi to Burlington, VT
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $255k (≈$1,610/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LEB airport
- 112 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,427 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+43 in 2024
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.