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Baltimore, Vermont Town Office
Vermont›Windsor County
Photo: Taylor Sullivan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Baltimore

Baltimore, VT · Photo: Taylor Sullivan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Baltimore a good place to live?

Only 1 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Baltimore. Baltimore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Baltimore stand out

Where Baltimore beats most towns.

Small town

230 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
CavendishWeathersfieldCavendishWeathersfieldBaltimore
Baltimore, Vermont Town Office
Baltimore, Vermont Town Office, 2012
Baltimore’s story

233 years in pictures

Census counts: 174 in 1800, a low of 54 in 1910, 229 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1929 on.

  • 1793Baltimore is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Baltimore: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Baltimore, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerGreen Mountain Power23.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Baltimore’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTwo Rivers Supervisory UnionGreen Mountain Unified School District2 districts serve Baltimore; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Vermont you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received by Election Day).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBaltimore Town ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code0514305143 100%Census 2020

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 Baltimore.

Work & commute

Most of Baltimore’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Baltimore for work: only 0% work in town. Baltimore’s median household income is $108,000, above both Vermont’s towns ($80,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Baltimore’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.

0%work in town
BaltimoreVermont townsU.S. towns
Median household income$108,000$80,000$80,000
Average trip to work21 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Work from home9.8%15%11%

Where working residents work

In Baltimore0%
Ludlow24%
Springfield14%
Cavendish13%
Rutland6%
9 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Baltimore
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Baltimore, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Baltimore has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Baltimore’s July high is 81°F, where Vermont’s towns sit at 80°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

91″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–33°
Spring31–55°
Summer54–79°
Fall37–59°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Baltimore faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Baltimore is

Baltimore beats the Vermont average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of Baltimore adults report frequent mental distress.

BaltimoreVermont townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)28%30%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%76%79%
31 measures vs. Vermont
7 better23 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBaltimoreVT
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.4%9.2%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.3%6.4%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%9.9%
Springfield Hospital
5.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Killington Resort and 29 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baltimore. Close and well known come first.

All 67 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Baltimore

17pages on Baltimore
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Baltimore

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Baltimore for work

Where Baltimore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Ludlow Ludlow 24% 14% → Springfield Springfield 14% 13% → Cavendish Cavendish 13% 6% → Rutland Rutland 6% 5% → Hartford Hartford 5% 3% → Charlestown Charlestown 3% Baltimore · 0% stay
7jobs based in Baltimore
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Baltimore

Town in Vermont, United States

Official town website ↗

Baltimore is a town located in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Baltimore was recorded as 229. Baltimore is the only dry town remaining in Vermont, since nearby Athens voted to become wet in 2024.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1793
Area
4.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,020 ft
Area code
802

Questions about Baltimore

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Baltimore, VT a good place to live?

Baltimore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.