Caledonia County, Vermont

Caledonia County has a population of 30,475 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $227,900, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $69,970.

Home price
$227,900
Income
$69,970
Population
30,475
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$227,900county
Median gross rent$920county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198059.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,837(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,159county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$992county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,610county
Home insurance / yr$1,063(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living113.6(statewide)
Median household income$69,970county
Family health premium / yr$25,901(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,836(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.133(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.1%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.2%county
Economic output per resident$53,841county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.76%county
Top state income tax8.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax8.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.43%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport670636county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths32.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3218county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible59.8%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population30,475county
Land area in square miles649county
People per square mile of land46.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store4.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.3%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents195county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in770county
Households that moved away751county
Average income of arriving households$62,648county
Average income of departing households$53,947county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year79county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.4%county
Violent crime rate219(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature42.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.0 incounty
Annual snowfall120.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing178 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days143 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 13county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh22.7¢county
Household electricity use572 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.60(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity3.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.2%county
Homes heated by propane23.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil46.5%county
Homes heated by wood21.5%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk52.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk78.5county
Hail risk6.6county
Earthquake risk44.9county
Tornado risk10.3county
Tropical cyclone risk71.3county
Extreme heat risk27.3county
Winter weather risk61.7county
Strong wind risk23.2county
Wildfire risk17.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Caledonia County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Vermont figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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