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Vergennes is a small town of 2,565 people in Addison County, Vermont. It's about 22 miles from Burlington, VT and 168 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,565people
$310kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
79"Snow
182Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,565
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,044 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Hartford, CT
- 22 mi to Burlington, VT
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,222 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BTV airport
- 102 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 197 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Addison County: D+36 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