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Island Pond is a tiny town of 852 people in Essex County, Vermont. It's about 70 miles from Burlington, VT and 176 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $775 a month.
852people
$146kTypical home
$775/moRent
76° / 24°Summer / winter
115"Snow
185Sunny days
193Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 852
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Boston, MA
- 70 mi to Burlington, VT
- 64 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$919/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 193 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to BTV airport
- 112 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,168 ft
- 90 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: R+16 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk