Best PlacesEast Putney, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Putney, 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.
East Putney ranks 16,312th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Putney
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.
East Putney's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Putney ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
Where East Putney ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,392 a month, better than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Putney
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Putney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,116, 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 East Putney's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 East Putney
East Putney runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Putney.
Who works in East Putney, and how
Work in East Putney centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in East Putney
East Putney has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of East Putney and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Putney, month by month
East Putney sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 15° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of East Putney
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Putney
Schools across East Putney average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westmoreland SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Keene High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Putney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Putney 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 East Putney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Putney
Is East Putney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Putney ranks 16,312th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, an educated workforce, and population health, and lowest on civic engagement and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Putney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,327. The overall cost of living runs about 8% above the national average. Set against a $86,116 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is East Putney safe?
Yes, East Putney is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
Compare East Putney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Putney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Putney 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.
East Putney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Putney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Putney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Putney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Putney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Putney 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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