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Wilder is a small town of 3,087 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 65 miles from Manchester, NH and 114 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,087people
$273kTypical home
$1,142/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
61"Snow
203Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,087
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,213 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Boston, MA
- 65 mi to Manchester, NH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,142/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LEB airport
- 98 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 584 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windsor County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk