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Groton is a tiny town of 430 people in Caledonia County, Vermont. It's about 55 miles from Burlington, VT and 143 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $604 a month.
430people
$166kTypical home
$604/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
73"Snow
177Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 430
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 182 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Boston, MA
- 55 mi to Burlington, VT
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,044/mo)
- Median rent $604/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (679 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LEB airport
- 102 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,273 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caledonia County: D+12 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.