Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 761, settled in 1880.
Of the 65 Vermont towns we compare, none has a lower typical home value than Orleans. The biggest park or preserve is Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area, at 51 acres. Orleans has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 378 in 1880, a peak of 1,358 in 1920, 788 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orleans, 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 Orleans.
Most working residents leave Orleans for work: only 11% work in town. Orleans’ average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 23 minutes in Vermont’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Orleans is $57,000.
| Orleans | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 15% | 11% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 16% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Orleans home is worth about $172,000, up 12.8% in a year, 56% below the Vermont typical home. Orleans’ median rent is $810 a month, below both the Vermont town median ($1,135 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values rose 13% in the year to September 2026.
| Orleans | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $810 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Orleans’ FEMA risk score is 77 of 100. Since 2011, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orleans.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Orleans has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 5° and about 99 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Orleans beats the Vermont average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 35% of Orleans adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Orleans | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Orleans | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 10.1% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 34.5% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Orleans | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orleans. Close and well known come first.
14 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
8 mi LakeLake Willoughby
35 mi MountainMount Mansfield
17 mi Ski areaJay Peak Resort79 runs · 1,988 ft vertical
35 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
32 mi Ski areaSmugglers' Notch Resort110 runs · 2,533 ft verticalHaskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orleans
About 4 of every 100 Orleans residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Where Orleans’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Vermont, United States
Orleans is a village in the northwestern corner of Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. With a population of 788 at the 2020 census, it is the largest village in the county.
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Orleans has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
