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Newport is a small town of 4,394 people in Orleans County, Vermont. It's about 59 miles from Burlington, VT and 189 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $850 a month.
4,394people
$179kTypical home
$850/moRent
78° / 23°Summer / winter
99"Snow
177Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,394
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Boston, MA
- 59 mi to Burlington, VT
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,131/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,003 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to BTV airport
- 130 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 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
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Orleans County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very 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