Best Places05759, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05759, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
05759 ranks 7,778th 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 05759
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.
05759's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05759 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute15.6 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 05759 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,493 a month, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05759
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05759 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $64,004; 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 05759's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 05759
05759 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 05759.
Who works in 05759, and how
Work in 05759 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 05759
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05759.
What the weather is like in 05759, month by month
05759 sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 05759
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05759
Schools across 05759 average a B+, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mary J Tanner Primary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Clarendon Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Granville Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Mill River Union High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05759 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05759 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 05759 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05759
Is 05759 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05759 ranks 7,778th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, short commutes, and clean air, 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 05759 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,404. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $64,004 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 05759 safe?
Yes, 05759 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $153 per resident a year.
Compare 05759 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05759. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05759 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.
05759 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05759: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05759: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05759: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05759: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05759 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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