Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Alburgh’s subject grades is an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Alburgh’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Vermont’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 2 have a lower share of workers working from home than Alburgh. 18% of the land in Alburgh is conserved, where Vermont’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area, 1,296 acres with 2.3 miles of trail. Alburgh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Alburgh beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Alburgh | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.8% | 10.1% |
Rutland Railroad Pumping StationWhere Alburgh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Alburgh is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 446 in 1790, 2,106 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 6 maps from 1895 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alburgh, 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 Alburgh.
In Alburgh, 32% of adults have obesity. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in the town.
| Alburgh | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Alburgh | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.8% | 10.1% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 35.6% | 31.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 7.2% | 6.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Alburgh School District. 188 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alburgh Community Education CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 188 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests
Since 2013, Alburgh has added 60 jobs, to 223 in 2023. Only 6% of working residents stay in Alburgh for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are South Burlington (10%), Burlington (9%) and St. Albans (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away.
| Alburgh | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.4% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails run 16 miles in 1 park or preserve. Alburgh’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area | 2.3 mi | 1,296 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 9°, with about 80 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Alburgh, the typical rent is $1,529 a month. Home values are up 7.2% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Alburgh who live in a home they own: 93%.
| Alburgh | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,529 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 6 claims in Alburgh since 2011. Also worth knowing: just over four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Alburgh; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Alburgh residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
2 places in Alburgh on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Alburgh.
Town in Vermont, United States
Alburgh (formerly Alburg) is a town in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States, founded in 1781 by Ira Allen. The population was 2,106 at the 2020 United States census. Alburgh is on the Alburgh Tongue, a peninsula extending from Canada into Lake Champlain, and lies on the only road-based route across Lake Champlain to New York state north of Addison, Vermont.
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5 towns share a border with Alburgh.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alburgh | — | — | C+ | — | C | A− |
| North Hero | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Swanton | #37 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Isle La Motte | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Alburgh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Alburgh and Swanton report no FBI crime data of their own. North Hero and Isle La Motte aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Alburgh with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($93,043 across the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including Willis Sweet and Barbour Lewis.
