Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
69% more nonprofits per person than the typical Vermont town.
The best of Newfane’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and history; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. On hazard risk, just 4 of Vermont’s 172 towns do worse. No town in Vermont scores higher than Newfane on civic life. Newfane has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Williamsville Covered Bridge and South Newfane Bridge. Newfane has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Newfane beats most towns.
Williamsville Covered Bridge
Census counts: 660 in 1790, a low of 660 in 1790, 1,645 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1891 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 Newfane is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newfane, 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 Newfane.
Most working residents leave Newfane for work: only 8% work in town. Newfane’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above Vermont’s towns (23 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes). Newfane’s median household income is $67,000.
| Newfane | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.1% | 16% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the West River Valley Union Education District #72A. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbrook Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 96 | C− |
| Kindle Farm School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 4–12 | Grades 4–12 | 47 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Newfane beats the Vermont average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Newfane, below both the Vermont town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 27% of Newfane adults have obesity.
| Newfane | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Newfane | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.9% | 85.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Newfane.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newfane has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Newfane is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11% of residents are under 18 in Newfane. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Newfane. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Newfane.
| Newfane | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.4 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 11% | 19% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 22% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 40% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.1 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Newfane | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.1% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.7% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.7% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Newfane home is worth about $357,000, down 0.6% in a year, 9% below the Vermont typical home.
| Newfane | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,266 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Only 1 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower trail density than Newfane. The biggest park or preserve is Manitou, at 250 acres.
| Newfane | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Deer Run Nature Preserve | 1.1 mi | 230 |
| 2. Manitou | — | 250 |
| 3. Rock River Preserve | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newfane. Close and well known come first.
31 mi MountainMount Monadnock
33 mi MountainMount Greylock
11 mi Ski areaMount Snow119 runs · 1,648 ft vertical
32 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
14 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
27 mi LandmarkBennington Battle MonumentMount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newfane
About 2 of every 100 Newfane residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Where Newfane’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Newfane on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Newfane.
Town in Vermont, United States
Newfane is the shire town (county seat) of Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Newfane, Williamsville, and South Newfane.
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5 towns share a border with Newfane.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfane | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B+ |
| Brookline | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dummerston | — | — | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| Dover | — | — | C | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Wardsboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Townshend | — | — | C− | — | C+ | A |
Newfane, Dummerston, Dover and Townshend have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Newfane, Dummerston and Townshend report no FBI crime data of their own. Brookline and Wardsboro aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Newfane with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
69% more nonprofits per person than the typical Vermont town.
Yes. That is 4.9 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−.
8 notable people were born here, including Marshall Avery Howe and Abel Joel Grout.
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