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Richford is a small town of 1,573 people in Franklin County, Vermont. It's about 45 miles from Burlington, VT and 201 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,573people
$165kTypical home
$1,124/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
85"Snow
177Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,573
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,485 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Boston, MA
- 45 mi to Burlington, VT
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $1,124/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to BTV airport
- 149 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 449 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+3 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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