Derby makes Vermont’s top 10 on 2 lists
Derby is ranked on 35 lists against the 74 Vermont towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 2.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every VT town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Derby marked.
Cooler summers than 96% of Vermont
Not better or worse, just Derby’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Derby lands in the top half on 4 of 21 lists
Each dot is Derby’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in VT, the right end is last. Areas where Derby does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where Derby sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Derby out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Every VT list, and where Derby lands
40 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Johnson · 2.1 yrs
#19
Cheapest rent#1 Putney · $508/mo
#33
Lowest property tax#1 Castleton · $3,167/yr
#5 Health
Healthiest#1 Shelburne · 99 / 100
#70
Lowest obesity#1 Shelburne · 22%
#60
Fewest smokers#1 Shelburne · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Richmond · 12%
#70
Fewest uninsured#1 Charlotte · 4%
#51
Lowest depression#1 Shelburne · 24%
#3
S
Closest to a top hospital#1 St. Albans · 0.7 mi
#74 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stowe · 30.2%
#11
Most new homes#1 Morristown · 18.7 per 1,000
#34
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Stowe · +99.3%
#6
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Essex · 5.0 per home
People
Most educated#1 Norwich · 81%
#44
Youngest#1 Burlington · 26.8
#69
Oldest#1 Woodstock · 56.0
#6
Most residents 65+#1 Woodstock · 32.7%
#10
Most kids#1 Georgia · 27.6%
#53 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Stowe · 46.1%
#68
Most trails#1 Winooski · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#48
S
Most walkable#1 Swanton · 114 / sq mi
#51 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Manchester · 14.4 min
#70 Climate
Snowiest#1 Lyndon · 142 in
#16
Least snow#1 Colchester · 50 in
#58
Mildest winters#1 Vernon · 13.9°
#69
Hottest summers#1 Vernon · 84.2°
#70
Coolest summers#1 Barton · 76.4°
#4
Longest growing season#1 Colchester · 174 days
#54
Wettest#1 Brattleboro · 51 in
#9 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Woodstock · 18.6 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Norwich · 17.7 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Middlebury · 45.1 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Castleton · 0.4
The number on the right is Derby’s spot. All of Vermont’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.