Area data
Colchester, VT — ZIP 05439
Population: 1,228 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 433.5 (+3.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 98.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 22.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $18.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, avalanche, iceStorm, inlandFlooding, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 323
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.9 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 141
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 86,541
- Average weekly wage
- $1,353
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 261
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