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Waterbury is a small town of 1,753 people in Washington County, Vermont. It's about 26 miles from Burlington, VT and 163 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,753people
$375kTypical home
$1,015/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
112"Snow
177Sunny days
185Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,753
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,357 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Boston, MA
- 26 mi to Burlington, VT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,367/mo)
- Median rent $1,015/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 185 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BTV airport
- 122 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 84 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.