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34% more nonprofits per person than the typical Vermont town.
The best of Addison’s subject grades are an A for health and history and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. 38% of the land in Addison is conserved, against 14% in Vermont’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of Vermont’s 165 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, 2,463 acres with 4 miles of trail. Addison has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Addison beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Addison | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 9.2% |
Chimney Point Tavern
Census counts: 401 in 1790, a low of 401 in 1790, 1,365 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1795 and 2 maps from 1945 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Addison is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Addison, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Addison.
The share of adults in Addison who had a checkup this year is 79%, above the Vermont town median (76%) and near the median of U.S. towns (79%). Only 6 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Addison. For adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 29%.
| Addison | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 9.1% | 12% |
| What stands out | Addison | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 18.8% | 22% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 20 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Addison: 3, covering 2,636 acres. The trail network density in the town is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area | 4 mi | 2,463 |
| 2. D.A.R. State Park | 0.8 mi | 110 |
| 3. Chimney Point State Historic Site | — | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1998, Addison has seen 9 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 82% of U.S. communities. 70% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 6%. Federal aid has come to Addison households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Middlebury (29%), Burlington (7%) and New Haven (6%). Jobs in Addison grew by 155 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 317. The income of the median household for Addison comes to $107,000. Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
| Addison | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 72 Vermont towns, just one has a higher peak summer temperature than Addison. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 11° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among residents in Addison, 27% are 65 or older. Here, two in five adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 44% in Vermont as a whole. Its midpoint age is 53.1 years.
| Addison | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.1 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 22% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 40% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 19% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Addison | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.7% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.1% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.8% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
In Addison, 89% of households are owner-occupiers. Homes in the town are typically worth about $423,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% above the Vermont typical home.
| Addison | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,019 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Addison. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
Big draw33 mi LakeLake Champlain
30 mi MountainMount Marcy
32 mi LakeLake George
35 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain
30 mi LakeLake Tear of the CloudsFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Tear of the Clouds: TheKilimanjaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Addison
About 5 of every 100 Addison residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
4 places in Addison on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Vermont, United States
Addison is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,365.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
34% more nonprofits per person than the typical Vermont town.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
