Living in New Haven, VT
New Haven is a tiny town of 221 people in Addison County, Vermont. It's about 25 miles from Burlington, VT and 164 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $1k a month.
221people
$387kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
99"Snow
182Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 221
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" 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
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BTV airport
- 101 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Addison 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk