East PoultneyVT
A town of 176, settled in 1824.
Is East Poultney a good place to live?
East Poultney’s median age is 70.2 years, where Vermont’s towns sit at 43.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 72 Vermont towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than East Poultney. East Poultney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
176 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Poultney: who provides what
East Poultney is unincorporated, so Rutland 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 East Poultney.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of East Poultney’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave East Poultney for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Rutland (21%), Poultney (13%) and Castleton (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in East Poultney
East Poultney has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. East Poultney’s July high is 82°F, above the Vermont town median (80°F) but below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Vermont and the rest of the country, more of East Poultney’s adults have high blood pressure
39% of East Poultney adults have high blood pressure. Only 6 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than East Poultney. 36% of East Poultney adults have obesity.
| East Poultney | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 76% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Poultney | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 35.6% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in East Poultney, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in East Poultney sells for about $110K at the median
87% of households own their home in East Poultney.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Ticonderoga and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Poultney. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
18 mi LakeLake George
26 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
27 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
22 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
35 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic SitePhoto credits
Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about East Poultney
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Poultney; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 East Poultney residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
98% of working residents leave East Poultney for work
Where East Poultney’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Poultney
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
East Poultney is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Poultney had a population of 288. The community is located along Vermont Route 140 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east-northeast of the village of Poultney.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 153 ft
- ZIP code
- 05741
Questions about East Poultney
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Poultney, VT a good place to live?
East Poultney has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.