Best PlacesWest Bolton, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Bolton, 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.
West Bolton ranks 8,506th 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 West Bolton
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.
West Bolton's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Bolton ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where West Bolton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,718 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Bolton
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Bolton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,272, 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 West Bolton's effective rate of 1.50%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Bolton
West Bolton runs younger 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 West Bolton.
Who works in West Bolton, and how
Work in West Bolton centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Bolton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Bolton.
What the weather is like in West Bolton, month by month
West Bolton sees roughly 65 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 West Bolton
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Bolton
Schools across West Bolton average an A−, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Keeseville Primary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Plattsburgh Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Peru High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Bolton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Bolton 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 West Bolton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Bolton
Is West Bolton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Bolton ranks 8,506th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and low disaster risk, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Bolton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $316,395. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $111,272 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is West Bolton safe?
West Bolton is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $338 per resident a year.
Compare West Bolton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Bolton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Bolton 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.
West Bolton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Bolton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Bolton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Bolton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Bolton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Bolton 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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