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Swanton is a small town of 2,670 people in Franklin County, Vermont. It's about 30 miles from Burlington, VT and 207 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,670people
$229kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
79"Snow
182Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,670
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 3,504 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Boston, MA
- 30 mi to Burlington, VT
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,444/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- Very low violent crime (117 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PBG airport
- 154 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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