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Johnson is a small town of 1,799 people in Lamoille County, Vermont. It's about 29 miles from Burlington, VT and 179 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 163 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $947 a month.
1,799people
$305kTypical home
$947/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
163"Snow
177Sunny days
185Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,542 people per sq mi
- 179 mi to Boston, MA
- 29 mi to Burlington, VT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,921/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 185 days a year with rain or snow
- 163" of snow a year
- 51 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 29% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BTV airport
- 136 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 25% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 509 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 117 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lamoille County: D+36 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
- 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.