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Newfane is a tiny town of 141 people in Windham County, Vermont. It's about 44 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 84 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
141people
$347kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
81° / 31°Summer / winter
97"Snow
224Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 801 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Hartford, CT
- 44 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,191/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to RUT airport
- 60 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 564 ft
- 91 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windham County: D+43 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.