Best Places05405, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05405, 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.
05405 ranks 10,239th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 05405
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.
05405's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05405 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 05405 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,718 a month, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of zip codes
Who lives in 05405
05405 runs younger 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 05405.
Who works in 05405, and how
Work in 05405 centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 22%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 64%
Life in 05405
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05405.
What the weather is like in 05405, month by month
05405 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 05405
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05405
Schools across 05405 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Edmunds Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Burlington High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05405 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05405 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 05405 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05405
Is 05405 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05405 ranks 10,239th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, an educated workforce, and few empty homes, and lowest on civic engagement and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05405 safe?
05405 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 05405?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 15. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of zip codes.
Compare 05405 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05405. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05405 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.
05405 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05405: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05405: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05405: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05405: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05405 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.
- 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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