Best Places05450, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05450, 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.
05450 ranks 11,553rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 05450
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.
05450's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05450 ranks high
- School gradeA−, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 05450 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,322 a month, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05450
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05450 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,575; 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 05450's effective rate of 1.46%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 05450
05450's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 05450.
Who works in 05450, and how
Work in 05450 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 05450
05450 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 05450 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 05450, month by month
05450 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 22° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 05450
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 197 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05450
Schools across 05450 average an A−, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rouses Point Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Cumberland Head Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Enosburg Falls Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeastern Clinton Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Plattsburgh Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Beekmantown High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Enosburg Falls Middle/high SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05450 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05450 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 05450 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05450
Is 05450 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05450 ranks 11,553rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05450 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,438. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $69,575 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 05450 safe?
Yes, 05450 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare 05450 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05450. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05450 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.
05450 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05450: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05450: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05450: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05450: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05450 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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