Pownal CenterVT
456 people live in this town in Vermont.
Is Pownal Center a good place to live?
Of the 72 Vermont towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pownal Center. Pownal Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
456 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 Pownal Center. Close and well known come first.
11 mi MountainMount Greylock
6 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
6 mi LandmarkBennington Battle Monument
9 mi MuseumMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
31 mi TheatreTanglewood
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 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
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Moving to Pownal Center: who provides what
Pownal Center 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 Pownal Center.
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Pownal Center work out of town
Among residents in Pownal Center, 2.9% live below the poverty line. The town’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, above both Vermont’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median commute is under 7 miles. The top destinations are Bennington (41%), Williamstown (10%) and Pownal (6%).
| Pownal Center | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pownal Center
Pownal Center’s typical July afternoon high is 81°F, near the Vermont town median (80°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pownal Center is
For adults in Pownal Center, the share who have diabetes is 9.7%. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pownal Center. 75% of adults locally had a checkup this year; 33% sleep under 7 hours.
| Pownal Center | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pownal Center | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 9.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Pownal Center, mostly inland flooding
8 flood insurance claims have been paid in Pownal Center since 1979. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Pownal Center sells for about $477K
In Pownal Center, 76% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pownal Center
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Pownal Center
About 0 of every 100 Pownal Center residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
98% of working residents leave Pownal Center for work
Where Pownal Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pownal Center
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
Pownal Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Pownal Center had a population of 437. It is located in southwestern Bennington County, in the geographic center of the town of Pownal. U.S. Route 7 is the main road through the village, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Bennington and south 8 miles (13 km) to Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
Questions about Pownal Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pownal Center, VT a good place to live?
Pownal Center has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 456 people live in this town in Vermont.