Best Places05862, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05862, 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.
05862 ranks 8,080th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 05862
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.
05862's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05862 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 05862 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05862
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05862 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,000, 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 05862's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 05862
05862 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 05862.
Who works in 05862, and how
Work in 05862 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 05862
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05862.
What the weather is like in 05862, month by month
05862 sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| July | 81° | 70° | 61° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 05862
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05862
Schools across 05862 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Peacham Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Monroe Consolidated SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Lisbon Regional School (high)C · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05862 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05862 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 05862 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05862
Is 05862 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05862 ranks 8,080th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, quiet, and an educated workforce, and lowest on cell coverage and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05862 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,000. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $90,000 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 05862 safe?
Yes, 05862 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare 05862 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05862. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05862 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.
05862 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05862: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05862: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05862: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05862: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05862 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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