Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Londonderry’s subject grades are an A− for health, an A+ for history, and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Only 17 of Vermont’s 172 towns score higher on incomes. Londonderry is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. Only 1 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Londonderry. 21% of the land in Londonderry is conserved, against 14% in Vermont’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Londonderry Town House and South Londonderry Village Historic District. Londonderry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Londonderry beats most towns.
Census counts: 362 in 1790, a low of 330 in 1800, 1,919 in 2020. The archive holds 33 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 4 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Londonderry is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Londonderry, 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 Londonderry.
Londonderry tracks Vermont closely on all 31 CDC measures. 26% of adults have obesity in Londonderry, below both the Vermont town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 29% of Londonderry adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Londonderry | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood Brook SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 287 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests
Adults 35 to 64 are 54% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Londonderry is 51.2 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Vermont.
| Londonderry | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.2 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 40% | 29% |
Somewhere between 35% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Londonderry’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.6 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Londonderry | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.5% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.6% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.4% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.7% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
21 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Lowell Lake State Park, 464 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lowell Lake State Park | 2.7 mi | 464 |
| 2. Green Mountain National Forest | — | 430 |
| 3. Jamaica State Park | — | 99 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Londonderry has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Londonderry’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Londonderry’s working residents works in town. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Londonderry. Since 2013, Londonderry has added 154 jobs, to 655 in 2023.
| Londonderry | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 16% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 15% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Londonderry home is worth about $422,000, up 1% in a year, 8% above the Vermont typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Londonderry.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Londonderry. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
28 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
17 mi Ski areaMount Snow119 runs · 1,648 ft vertical
7 mi Ski areaBromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain67 runs · 1,297 ft vertical
15 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft vertical
40 mi MuseumClark Art InstituteStratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Londonderry; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Londonderry residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
2 places in Londonderry on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Londonderry.
Town in Vermont, United States
Londonderry is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. It is bounded on the north by Landgrove and Weston, on the east by Windham, on the south by Jamaica and on the west by Winhall and Landgrove. The population was 1,919 in the 2020 census. The town contains the villages of Londonderry and South Londonderry.
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4 towns share a border with Londonderry.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londonderry | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| Windham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Landgrove | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winhall | — | — | C− | A | B | A+ |
| Weston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Londonderry and Winhall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Londonderry reports no FBI crime data of its own. Windham, Landgrove and Weston aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Londonderry 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 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($72,217 across the Brattleboro, VT 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Ernest W. Gibson and Harrison Henry Atwood.
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