Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Island Pond, above both Vermont’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 65 in Vermont we compare has a lower midpoint home value than Island Pond. Island Pond has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Island Pond beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 3 maps from 1926 on.
Island Pond is unincorporated, so Essex 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Island Pond.
The typical home value in Island Pond is about $230,000, up 6% in a year, 41% below the Vermont typical home. The town’s typical rent comes in at $775 a month.
| Island Pond | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 40% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $775 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Island Pond. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 4° and about 115 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a lower median household income than Island Pond. Commuting out is the norm here: 15% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Island Pond grew to 198 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013.
| Island Pond | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 16% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.1 miles of trail. In Island Pond, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among 72 Vermont towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Island Pond. Of 31 CDC measures, Island Pond beats the Vermont average on 1 and trails it on 17. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress locally.
| Island Pond | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Island Pond | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 76.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.1% | 10.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Island Pond’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 60 of 100. FEMA puts 76% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Island Pond. Close and well known come first.
17 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
10 mi LakeLake Willoughby
32 mi Ski areaJay Peak Resort79 runs · 1,988 ft vertical
16 mi Ski areaBurke Mountain Resort61 runs · 1,990 ft vertical
33 mi Theme parkSanta's Village
28 mi PlanetariumFairbanks Museum and PlanetariumHaskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Burke Mountain Resort: Patrick McCaffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Village: Alex McLeod, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Island Pond; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Island Pond residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont.
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
Island Pond is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 750 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Island Pond has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Rudy Vallée and Porter H. Dale.
