Living in Hinesburg, VT
Hinesburg is a tiny town of 733 people in Chittenden County, Vermont. It's about 13 miles from Burlington, VT and 173 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $2k a month.
733people
$379kTypical home
$1,650/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
93"Snow
182Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 733
- Part of a metro area
- About 589 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Boston, MA
- 13 mi to Burlington, VT
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,650/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,199 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 17% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BTV airport
- 115 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 226 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chittenden County: D+54 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk