Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Berkshire’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for incomes. On health, just 16 of Vermont’s 172 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of children under 18 than Berkshire. On civic life, just 16 of Vermont’s 165 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include West Berkshire School. Berkshire has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Berkshire beats most towns.
Where Berkshire’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 Berkshire is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 172 in 1800, 1,547 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 5 maps from 1920 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berkshire, 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 Berkshire.
4.3% of Berkshire working residents work locally, below both the Vermont town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Berkshire’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Richford (12%), Enosburgh (11%) and St.
| Berkshire | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 16% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 185 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
The typical Berkshire home is worth about $293,000, up 0.6% in a year, 25% below the Vermont typical home. At $1,525 a month, Berkshire’s median rent is against $1,135 a month in Vermont’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Berkshire | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,525 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Berkshire has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Berkshire is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 1 have a lower trail density than Berkshire.
| Berkshire | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.9% | 14% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Berkshire beats the Vermont average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 38% of Berkshire adults have obesity. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Berkshire.
| Berkshire | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Berkshire | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 10.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 9.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.2% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berkshire.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Berkshire; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Berkshire residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
2 places in Berkshire on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Berkshire.
Town in Vermont, United States
Berkshire is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2020 census. It contains the unincorporated village of East Berkshire.
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3 towns share a border with Berkshire.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Enosburgh | #39 | B− | B | — | C+ | B |
| Franklin | — | — | A− | — | B+ | B |
| Richford | — | — | B | — | C+ | C+ |
Berkshire, Franklin and Richford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Berkshire, Enosburgh, Franklin and Richford report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Berkshire with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 3.1 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+.
6 notable people were born here, including Eugene Foss and George Edmund Foss.
