Best Places05675, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05675, 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.
05675 ranks 13,204th 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 05675
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.
05675's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05675 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 05675 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,513 a month, better than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05675
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05675 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,422, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 05675's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 05675
05675 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 05675.
Who works in 05675, and how
Work in 05675 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 05675
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05675.
What the weather is like in 05675, month by month
05675 sees roughly 68 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 05675
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05675
Schools across 05675 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Piermont Village SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Washington Village SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Woodsville Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% 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 05675 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05675 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 05675 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05675
Is 05675 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05675 ranks 13,204th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and clean air, and lowest on childcare costs and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05675 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,345. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $66,422 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 05675 safe?
Yes, 05675 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare 05675 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05675. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05675 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.
05675 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05675: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05675: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05675: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05675: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05675 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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