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Saxtons River is a tiny town of 553 people in Windham County, Vermont. It's about 54 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 94 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $1k a month.
553people
$184kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
63"Snow
203Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 553
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,179 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Boston, MA
- 54 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,158/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 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 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to RUT airport
- 71 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 499 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.