Rankings · How Townshend ranks in VT

Townshend isn’t ranked, but the towns around it are

Townshend has fewer than 2,500 residents, below the floor for Vermont’s town rankings: Census estimates for a town this size carry margins too wide to rank fairly. Here’s what the towns around it are known for.

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What the towns around Townshend are known for

None of the towns bordering Townshend reach 2,500 residents, so these are the nearest ranked towns, each with its best finish on a VT list.

#4 of 70

Work · 9 mi awayWestminsterMost remote workers · 27%

#1 of 71

Cost of living · 9 mi awayPutneyCheapest rent · $508/mo

#15Most affordable

#15 of 74

Cost of living · 11 mi awayRockinghamMost affordable · 2.6 yrs

#5 of 74

Outdoors · 12 mi awayBellows FallsMost walkable · 79.5 / sq mi

#4 of 43

Libraries · 15 mi awayBrattleboroMost library borrowing · 12.9 per resident

#2 of 36

Safety · 15 mi awayChesterSafest · 2.1

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How the rankings work

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.

Townshend isn’t ranked, but the towns around it are

What the towns around Townshend are known for

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