Best PlacesEast Randolph, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Randolph, 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.
East Randolph ranks 6,923rd of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 East Randolph
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 Randolph's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Randolph ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where East Randolph ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,513 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Randolph
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Randolph home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $80,260; 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 East Randolph's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Randolph
East Randolph runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Randolph.
Who works in East Randolph, and how
Work in East Randolph centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in East Randolph
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Randolph.
What the weather is like in East Randolph, month by month
East Randolph sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 12° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 31° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of East Randolph
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Randolph
Schools across East Randolph average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lyme Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodsville High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Randolph school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Randolph 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 Randolph against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Randolph
Is East Randolph a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Randolph ranks 6,923rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, 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 East Randolph expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,457. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $80,260 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is East Randolph safe?
Yes, East Randolph is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $119 per resident a year.
Compare East Randolph with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Randolph. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Randolph 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 Randolph detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Randolph: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Randolph: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Randolph: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Randolph: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Randolph 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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