Berlin ranks #8 in Vermont for new homes
Berlin is ranked on 36 lists against the 74 Vermont towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Berlin does best on
Each list ranks every VT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Berlin marked.
2 spots from the top 25 for health
Lists where Berlin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Berlin lands in the top half on 12 of 22 lists
Each dot is Berlin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in VT, the right end is last. Areas where Berlin does best come first.
Older than 89% of Vermont
Not better or worse, just Berlin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Berlin out-ranks 4 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Berlin lands in every VT ranking
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stowe · 30.2%
#52
Most new homes#1 Morristown · 18.7 per 1,000
#8
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Stowe · +99.3%
#18
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Essex · 5.0 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Shelburne · 99 / 100
#27
Lowest obesity#1 Shelburne · 22%
#23
Fewest smokers#1 Shelburne · 7%
#31
Most active#1 Richmond · 12%
#25
Fewest uninsured#1 Charlotte · 4%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Shelburne · 24%
#54
S
Closest to a top hospital#1 St. Albans · 0.7 mi
#42 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Johnson · 2.1 yrs
#32
Cheapest rent#1 Putney · $508/mo
#39
Lowest property tax#1 Castleton · $3,167/yr
#23 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Manchester · 14.4 min
#31 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Stowe · 46.1%
#41
Most trails#1 Winooski · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#52
S
Most walkable#1 Swanton · 114 / sq mi
#41 
People
Most educated#1 Norwich · 81%
#63
Youngest#1 Burlington · 26.8
#66
Oldest#1 Woodstock · 56.0
#9
Most residents 65+#1 Woodstock · 32.7%
#12
Most kids#1 Georgia · 27.6%
#48 Safety
Safest#1 Castleton · 0.4
#36 
The number on the right is Berlin’s spot. All of Vermont’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every VT list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.