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St. Albans is a big small town of 6,954 people in Franklin County, Vermont. It's about 23 miles from Burlington, VT and 200 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,954people
$263kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
79"Snow
182Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,954
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,557 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Burlington, VT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,661/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (600 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,722 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PBG airport
- 147 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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