Swanton
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Outdoors in Swanton
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
c. 1930
West Swanton-Alburg Bridge, Lake Champlain (66403), c. 1930
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How Swanton ranks
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Housing in Swanton
The typical Swanton home is worth about $343,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Vermont typical home.
Work & commute in Swanton
Full picture →Most working residents leave Swanton for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are St. Albans (14%), St. Albans (12%) and Burlington (9%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Swanton
Health Grade B
Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Vermont
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Swanton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Swanton
Full climate →Swanton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 80 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Swanton
All Swanton schools →School Grade B
The public schools Swanton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VT. Ratings are from neighbors.
Swanton’s library
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Where Swanton is
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