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Wilmington is a tiny town of 348 people in Windham County, Vermont. It's about 35 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 77 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 113 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $1k a month.
348people
$285kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
113"Snow
224Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 348
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 321 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Hartford, CT
- 35 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,799/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 113" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (384 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 15% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to RUT airport
- 48 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,821 ft
- 99 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windham County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- 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