Best Places05048, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05048, 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.
05048 ranks 8,667th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 05048
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.
05048's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05048 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 05048 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,505 a month, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05048
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05048 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,741, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 05048's effective rate of 1.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 05048
05048 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 05048.
Who works in 05048, and how
Work in 05048 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 05048
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05048.
What the weather is like in 05048, month by month
05048 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 05048
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05048
Schools across 05048 average a B+, better than 78% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Cornish Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Mt. Lebanon SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Hanover High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Lebanon High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Stevens High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05048 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05048 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 05048 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05048
Is 05048 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05048 ranks 8,667th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, clean air, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05048 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,827. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $88,741 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 05048 safe?
Yes, 05048 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare 05048 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05048. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05048 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.
05048 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05048: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05048: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05048: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05048: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05048 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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