Living in Huntington, VT
Huntington is a tiny town of 516 people in Chittenden County, Vermont. It's about 17 miles from Burlington, VT and 169 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $2k a month.
516people
$277kTypical home
$1,646/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
100"Snow
177Sunny days
190Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 516
- Part of a metro area
- About 628 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Burlington, VT
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,746/mo)
- Median rent $1,646/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 190 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,047 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BTV airport
- 116 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 640 ft
- 80 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.