North PownalVT
The town was settled in 1849 and has 308 residents today.
Is North Pownal a good place to live?
No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than North Pownal. North Pownal’s density of trails is 1.6 miles per square mile, where Vermont’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. North Pownal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
308 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Mount Greylock and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Pownal. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MountainMount Greylock
7 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
7 mi LandmarkBennington Battle Monument
31 mi TheatreTanglewood
10 mi MuseumMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
36 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumPhoto credits
Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
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Moving to North Pownal: who provides what
North Pownal is unincorporated, so Bennington 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 North Pownal.
Most of North Pownal’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. North Pownal’s typical journey to work is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Bennington (44%), Williamstown (8%) and Pownal (6%).
| North Pownal | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is North Pownal’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 14°; snowfall runs to about 75 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Vermont and the rest of the country, more of North Pownal’s adults have high blood pressure
North Pownal does better than the Vermont average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than North Pownal. For adults in the town, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%.
| North Pownal | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | North Pownal | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.7% | 69.2% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.6% | 85.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in North Pownal is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, North Pownal sits below 54% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in North Pownal sell for about $62K
Among 72 Vermont towns, just 3 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than North Pownal.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Pownal
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of North Pownal
About 0 of every 100 North Pownal residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
98% of working residents leave North Pownal for work
Where North Pownal’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about North Pownal
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Pownal, VT a good place to live?
North Pownal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.