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Old Bennington is a tiny town of 182 people in Bennington County, Vermont. It's about 30 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 82 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
182people
$446kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
87"Snow
208Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 495 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Hartford, CT
- 30 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,809/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (810 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ALB airport
- 31 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 110 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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.