Best Places05902, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 05902, 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.
05902 ranks 26,179th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 05902
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.
05902's strengths and weaknesses
Where 05902 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 05902 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,437 a month, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 05902
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 05902 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $55,606; 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 05902's effective rate of 1.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 05902
05902 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 05902.
Who works in 05902, and how
Work in 05902 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 05902
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 05902.
What the weather is like in 05902, month by month
05902 sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 19° | 8° |
| April | 55° | 41° | 28° |
| July | 83° | 68° | 53° |
| October | 62° | 47° | 35° |
Flying in and out of 05902
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 89 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around 05902
Schools across 05902 average a C−, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stewartstown Community SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Pittsburg School (high)D+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 05902 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
05902 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 05902 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 05902
Is 05902 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 05902 ranks 26,179th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, civic engagement, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 05902 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,900. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $55,606 median income, cost of living beats 14% of zip codes.
Is 05902 safe?
Yes, 05902 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare 05902 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 05902. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 05902 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.
05902 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 05902: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 05902: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 05902: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 05902: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
05902 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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