Best PlacesSouth Poultney, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Poultney, 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.
South Poultney ranks 11,242nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Poultney
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.
South Poultney's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Poultney ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where South Poultney ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,493 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Poultney
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Poultney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,485, 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 South Poultney's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Poultney
South Poultney's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Poultney.
Who works in South Poultney, and how
Work in South Poultney centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Poultney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Poultney.
What the weather is like in South Poultney, month by month
South Poultney sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 33° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of South Poultney
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Poultney
Schools across South Poultney average a B+, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mary J Tanner Primary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Granville Junior-senior High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Poultney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Poultney 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 South Poultney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Poultney
Is South Poultney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Poultney ranks 11,242nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, tree cover, and quiet, 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 South Poultney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $231,588. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $89,485 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is South Poultney safe?
Yes, South Poultney is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare South Poultney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Poultney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Poultney 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.
South Poultney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Poultney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Poultney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Poultney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Poultney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Poultney 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.
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