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Stamford is a tiny town of 466 people in Bennington County, Vermont. It's about 23 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 71 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
466people
$273kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
97"Snow
208Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 466
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 87 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Hartford, CT
- 23 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,718/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (810 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ALB airport
- 38 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 100 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 216 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bennington County: D+22 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.