Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,372, established in 1786.
Danville’s best subject grades are an A− for health and history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 3 have a higher average trip to work than Danville. Danville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge and Grouselands. Danville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Danville beats most towns.
Census counts: 574 in 1790, 2,335 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1785 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Danville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Danville, 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 Danville.
Danville beats the Vermont average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Danville, where Vermont’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 36%. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Danville.
| Danville | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 79% | 76% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Danville | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.6% | 85.9% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.8% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Danville School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Danville School, with 329 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 329 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Danville for work: only 18% work in town. Jobs based in Danville grew to 717 in 2023, 349 more than in 2013. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Danville, below both Vermont’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Danville | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 16% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Danville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Danville’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Danville home is worth about $341,000, up 4.4% in a year, 13% below the Vermont typical home. 84% of Danville households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
16 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Only 5 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Danville. The biggest park or preserve is Steam Brook Mill Wildlife Management Area, at 125 acres.
| Danville | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Steam Brook Mill Wildlife Management Area | — | 125 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Danville. Close and well known come first.
35 mi MountainMount Mansfield
22 mi LakeLake Willoughby
39 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
28 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft vertical
33 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
39 mi Ski areaJay Peak Resort79 runs · 1,988 ft verticalMount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Danville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Danville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
3 places in Danville on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Danville.
Town in Vermont, United States
Danville is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,335 at the 2020 census. The primary settlement in town is recorded as the Danville census-designated place (CDP) and had a population of 385 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Danville.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Cabot | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| St. Johnsbury | #60 | C− | C+ | C− | C− | B |
| Peacham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barnet | — | — | C | — | B+ | B+ |
Danville, Cabot and Barnet have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Danville, Cabot and Barnet report no FBI crime data of their own. Peacham and Wheelock aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Danville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
Danville was established in 1786 and has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 11 notable people were born here, including Thaddeus Stevens and Beth Chamberlin.
