Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
75% of the land in East Haven is conserved, against 14% in Vermont’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. East Haven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where East Haven beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 33 in 1830, a low of 33 in 1830, 270 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Haven, 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 East Haven.
25 miles of trail. In East Haven, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile, where Vermont’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A typical home in East Haven is worth about $231,000, up 9.4% in a year, 41% below the Vermont typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are St. Johnsbury (21%), Littleton (14%) and Lancaster (13%). For residents in East Haven, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%. The town’s average trip to work comes in at 28 minutes.
| East Haven | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a lower July high than East Haven. July afternoons reach 73°, January nights drop to 4° and about 115 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in East Haven, 40% have high blood pressure. The town beats the Vermont average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. Of the 72 Vermont towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than East Haven.
| East Haven | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | East Haven | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.4% | 10.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts 68% of East Haven’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. For East Haven, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 51 of 100. Federal aid has come to East Haven households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Haven. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MountainMount Washington
14 mi LakeLake Willoughby
28 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
34 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft vertical
8 mi Ski areaBurke Mountain Resort61 runs · 1,990 ft vertical
39 mi Ski areaJay Peak Resort79 runs · 1,988 ft verticalMount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Burke Mountain Resort: Patrick McCaffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of East Haven; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 East Haven residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Where East Haven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Vermont, United States
East Haven is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 270 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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East Haven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
