Best Places05041, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05041, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
05041 ranks 7,032nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 05041
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
05041's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05041 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 05041 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,513 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05041
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05041 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,317; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 05041's effective rate of 1.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 05041
05041 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 05041.
Who works in 05041, and how
Work in 05041 centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 05041
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05041.
What the weather is like in 05041, month by month
05041 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 12° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 31° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of 05041
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05041
Schools across 05041 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lyme Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Piermont Village SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodsville High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05041 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05041 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 05041 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05041
Is 05041 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05041 ranks 7,032nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05041 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,250. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $78,317 median income, cost of living beats 45% of zip codes.
Is 05041 safe?
Yes, 05041 is safer than 100% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $121 per resident a year.
Compare 05041 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05041. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05041 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
05041 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05041: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05041: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05041: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05041: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05041 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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