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A town of 10,144 people in Chittenden County, Vermont
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Map of Williston: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land14%2,707 of 19,723 acres
Trails62 mi2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves6267 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Williston

Town in Vermont, United States
10,103Population
30.6 sq miArea
604 ftElevation

Williston is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Originally rural and laid out with many farms, in recent decades it has developed into a thriving suburb of Burlington, Vermont's largest city. As of the 2020 census, Williston's population was 10,103, an increase of over 1,000 since the 2010 census. Williston is one of Vermont's fastest-growing towns and has become a major retail center for the Burlington area as well as much of central and northern Vermont. The town has a National Register Historic District in its unincorporated central village.

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ZIP code05495
Area code802
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Housing in Williston

$589K▲ 2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Williston home is worth about $589,000, up 2% in a year, 48% above the Vermont typical home.

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Safety Grade D

Williston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Williston 1.3
Vermont 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Williston 31.4
Vermont 14.5
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Williston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#11Best public schoolsof 70 in VT
DistrictChamplain Valley Unified Union School District #56Schools4

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.

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