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About Thetford
Town in Vermont, United StatesThetford 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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Housing in Thetford
The typical Thetford home is worth about $424,000, down 4.5% in a year, 6% above the Vermont typical home.
Safety in Thetford
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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.
Schools in Thetford
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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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