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Williamstown is a small town of 1,660 people in Orange County, Vermont. It's about 43 miles from Burlington, VT and 145 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,660people
$211kTypical home
$1,717/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
93"Snow
177Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,660
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 495 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Boston, MA
- 43 mi to Burlington, VT
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,332/mo)
- Median rent $1,717/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (3 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (30 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LEB airport
- 114 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+20 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk