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St. Johnsbury is a big small town of 5,859 people in Caledonia County, Vermont. It's about 61 miles from Burlington, VT and 153 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $912 a month.
5,859people
$175kTypical home
$912/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
87"Snow
177Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,859
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 457 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Boston, MA
- 61 mi to Burlington, VT
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $912/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,613 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BTV airport
- 100 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 682 ft
- 101 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caledonia County: D+12 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