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Poultney is a small town of 1,033 people in Rutland County, Vermont. It's about 25 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 124 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $868 a month.
1,033people
$197kTypical home
$868/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
80"Snow
203Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,033
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,642 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Hartford, CT
- 25 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,240/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RUT airport
- 60 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 123 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 122 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutland County: D+5 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk