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South Burlington is a small city of 20,756 people in Chittenden County, Vermont. It's about 5 miles from Burlington, VT and 181 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $2k a month.
20,756people
$443kTypical home
$1,787/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
86"Snow
182Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,756
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,263 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Boston, MA
- 5 mi to Burlington, VT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,796/mo)
- Median rent $1,787/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,426 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BTV airport
- 121 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 374 ft
- 69 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 272 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chittenden County: D+54 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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