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A town of 2,813 people in Orange County, Vermont
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Conserved land17%4,693 of 28,207 acres
Trails65 mi1.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves71,668 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Thetford

Town in Vermont, United States
1761Established
2,775Population
44.2 sq miArea
604 ftElevation

Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States in the Connecticut River Valley. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census. Villages within the town include East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills, Union Village, and Post Mills. The town office is in Thetford Center. Thetford is home to Thetford Academy, Vermont's oldest secondary school. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, formerly Swift Water Girl Scout Council, also has a summer residential camp here called Camp Farnsworth. Camp Farnsworth originally started under private ownership by Chelebe and Madama Farnsworth in 1909 when it was called Camp Hanoum.

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ZIP code05074
Area code802
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Housing in Thetford

$424K▼ 4.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Thetford home is worth about $424,000, down 4.5% in a year, 6% above the Vermont typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Thetford's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Thetford 2.4
Vermont 2.3
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Thetford 0.3
Vermont 16.7
U.S. 17.7
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The public schools Thetford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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