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South Barre is a small town of 1,346 people in Washington County, Vermont. It's about 43 miles from Burlington, VT and 146 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,346people
$258kTypical home
$1,609/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
90"Snow
177Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,346
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 695 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Boston, MA
- 43 mi to Burlington, VT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,624/mo)
- Median rent $1,609/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LEB airport
- 115 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+43 in 2024
- 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