Best PlacesNorth Ferrisburgh, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Ferrisburgh, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Ferrisburgh ranks 3,686th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Ferrisburgh
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.
North Ferrisburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Ferrisburgh ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$116,849 median, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
Where North Ferrisburgh ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,631 a month, better than only 2% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Ferrisburgh
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Ferrisburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,849, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 North Ferrisburgh's effective rate of 1.40%, 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 North Ferrisburgh
North Ferrisburgh 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 North Ferrisburgh.
Who works in North Ferrisburgh, and how
Work in North Ferrisburgh centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Ferrisburgh
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Ferrisburgh.
What the weather is like in North Ferrisburgh, month by month
North Ferrisburgh sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of North Ferrisburgh
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 162 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Ferrisburgh
Schools across North Ferrisburgh average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake View CampusA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain View CampusA · 70% proficient
- Moriah Junior-senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Ferrisburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Ferrisburgh 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 North Ferrisburgh against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Ferrisburgh
Is North Ferrisburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Ferrisburgh ranks 3,686th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, an educated workforce, and low crime, 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 North Ferrisburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $472,319. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $116,849 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is North Ferrisburgh safe?
Yes, North Ferrisburgh is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare North Ferrisburgh with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Ferrisburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Ferrisburgh 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.
North Ferrisburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Ferrisburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Ferrisburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Ferrisburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Ferrisburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Ferrisburgh 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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