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A town of 2,709 people in Windham County, Vermont
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Conserved land22%2,811 of 12,729 acres
Trails33 mi1.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves21,038 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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One of the children of Ernest Johnson, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower near Vernon, Vermont1941
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One of the children of Ernest Johnson, FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrower near Vernon, Vermont, 1941

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Town in Vermont, United States
2,192Population
20 sq miArea
325 ftElevation

Vernon is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2020 census. Vernon is the site of the now-defunct Vermont Yankee, the state of Vermont's only nuclear power plant, which closed in December 2014.

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ZIP code05354
Area code802
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Housing in Vernon

$333K▼ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Vernon home is worth about $333,000, down 1.5% in a year, 17% below the Vermont typical home.

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The public schools Vernon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#30Best public schoolsof 70 in VT
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