Washington County, Vermont

Washington County has a population of 60,017 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $315,000, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $83,449.

Home price
$315,000
Income
$83,449
Population
60,017
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$315,000county
Median gross rent$1,163county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198062.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use12.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,655county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,482county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,129county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,824county
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$83,449county
Family health premium / yr$25,901(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,836(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.133(statewide)
Poverty rate8.7%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 home19.1%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.3%county
Share of workers employed by government19.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$86,495county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.75%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 time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport670636county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths30.0county
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 higher48.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.4%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment7423county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible41.0%county
Elementary schools15county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians97county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity17.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.2%county

Place

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

Population60,017county
Land area in square miles687county
People per square mile of land87.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores22county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store9.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.6%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents147county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in1,603county
Households that moved away1,674county
Average income of arriving households$74,989county
Average income of departing households$64,738county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year156county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.7%county
Violent crime rate219(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature43°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.9 incounty
Annual snowfall111.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing175 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days144 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh22.1¢county
Household electricity use586 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.60(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.6%county
Homes heated by propane27.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil44.2%county
Homes heated by wood14.5%county
Households with broadband91.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk70.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk97.0county
Hail risk11.7county
Earthquake risk52.4county
Tornado risk13.9county
Tropical cyclone risk67.3county
Extreme heat risk55.8county
Winter weather risk80.1county
Strong wind risk23.6county
Wildfire risk19.1county

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 Washington 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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