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Manchester is a tiny town of 676 people in Bennington County, Vermont. It's about 31 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 98 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $511k and rent runs about $880 a month.
676people
$511kTypical home
$880/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
83"Snow
203Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 676
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Hartford, CT
- 31 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $511k (≈$3,225/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,087 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 12% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RUT airport
- 47 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 817 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bennington County: D+22 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- 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.