Best Places05778, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05778, 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.
05778 ranks 4,697th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 05778
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.
05778's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05778 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 05778 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,595 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05778
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05778 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,436; 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 05778's effective rate of 1.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 05778
05778 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 05778.
Who works in 05778, and how
Work in 05778 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 05778
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05778.
What the weather is like in 05778, month by month
05778 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 23° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 59° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 05778
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05778
Schools across 05778 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Putnam Central SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Ticonderoga Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Otter Creek Academy At Leicester Sudbury And WhitingD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Ticonderoga Junior-senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05778 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05778 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 05778 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05778
Is 05778 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05778 ranks 4,697th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, clean air, and low crime, 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 05778 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,299. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $98,436 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 05778 safe?
Yes, 05778 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare 05778 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05778. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05778 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.
05778 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05778: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05778: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05778: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05778: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05778 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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