AscutneyVT
A town of 381, settled in 1924.
Is Ascutney a good place to live?
Ascutney’s median age is 64.4 years, where Vermont’s towns sit at 43.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Ascutney. Ascutney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
381 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Killington Resort and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ascutney. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
17 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft vertical
6 mi National Historical ParkSaint-Gaudens National Historical Park28K visitors a year
33 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
17 mi Ski areaMount Sunapee77 runs · 1,469 ft vertical
4 mi MuseumAmerican Precision MuseumPhoto credits
Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · American Precision Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Ascutney: who provides what
Ascutney is unincorporated, so Windsor County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ascutney.
45% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 45% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (22% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Vermont.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Ascutney’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.9 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Ascutney | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.3% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.6% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 25.2% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 29.4% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.2% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.5% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.9% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
In Ascutney, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Ascutney has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 1 have a higher July high than Ascutney.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Vermont and the rest of the country, fewer of Ascutney’s residents live below the poverty line
0.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Ascutney, below both the Vermont town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Ascutney is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Ascutney has added 121 jobs, to 171 in 2023.
| Ascutney | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 0.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 16% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults in Ascutney binge drink than in the typical Vermont or U.S. town
13% of Ascutney adults binge drink. Ascutney beats the Vermont average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 32% of Ascutney adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Ascutney | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ascutney | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.1% | 16.6% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 13.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ascutney faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ascutney
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ascutney
About 0 of every 100 Ascutney residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
About Ascutney
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
Ascutney is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of Weathersfield, in the portion of that town adjacent to Mount Ascutney, after which the village is named. As of the 2020 census, Ascutney had a population of 529.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 413 ft
- ZIP code
- 05030
Questions about Ascutney
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ascutney, VT a good place to live?
Ascutney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.