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Towns with the highest incomes in Vermont

Charlotte has the highest median household income of Vermont’s 71 towns of 2,500+: $144,375 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $80,250; 17 of the 71 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Charlotte

Chittenden County · 3,846 people
$144,375

Median household income·±$27,387 margin·3.7% in poverty

#2

Norwich

Windsor County · 3,577 people
$140,313

Median household income·±$12,023 margin·2.8% in poverty

#3

Fairfax

Franklin County · 5,455 people
$128,963

Median household income·±$29,451 margin·5.1% in poverty

All 71 towns

Median household income, highest first.

71 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1CharlotteChittenden County · 3,846 people$144,375$27,3873.7%of residents
2NorwichWindsor County · 3,577 people$140,313$12,0232.8%of residents
3FairfaxFranklin County · 5,455 people$128,963$29,4515.1%of residents
4WoodstockWindsor County · 2,970 people$120,938$29,0348.9%of residents
5MiltonChittenden County · 10,646 people$118,977$9,6333.6%of residents
6JerichoChittenden County · 5,056 people$116,923$16,1620.9%of residents
7ShelburneChittenden County · 8,133 people$115,963$15,7678.4%of residents
8HinesburgChittenden County · 4,675 people$112,539$17,5268.5%of residents
9EssexChittenden County · 11,346 people$110,199$14,1195.0%of residents
10RichmondChittenden County · 4,103 people$108,235$23,7104.2%of residents
11BradfordOrange County · 2,834 people$108,162$14,7122.8%of residents
12FerrisburghAddison County · 2,677 people$106,989$21,7712.2%of residents
13WillistonChittenden County · 9,975 people$106,967$11,8754.3%of residents
14South BurlingtonChittenden County · 21,394 people$106,667$12,7977.2%of residents
15GeorgiaFranklin County · 4,906 people$105,011$8,6355.2%of residents
16RoyaltonWindsor County · 2,692 people$103,938$24,25213.0%of residents
17WaterburyWashington County · 5,434 people$103,917$22,8437.9%of residents
18ColchesterChittenden County · 17,565 people$97,891$8,7207.0%of residents
19ManchesterBennington County · 4,413 people$94,886$22,75716.8%of residents
20WilliamstownOrange County · 3,576 people$94,418$10,4358.2%of residents
21StoweLamoille County · 5,325 people$93,618$32,7869.9%of residents
22East MontpelierWashington County · 2,594 people$92,778$20,8112.1%of residents
23HardwickCaledonia County · 2,950 people$92,297$17,3169.7%of residents
24UnderhillChittenden County · 3,071 people$92,267$54,1886.4%of residents
25Essex JunctionChittenden County · 10,921 people$89,257$16,2339.5%of residents
26ThetfordOrange County · 2,863 people$88,045$16,3168.0%of residents
27BerlinWashington County · 2,948 people$86,691$20,68910.9%of residents
28MiddleburyAddison County · 9,208 people$86,169$15,74410.7%of residents
29HartlandWindsor County · 3,398 people$86,136$22,7438.5%of residents
30ShaftsburyBennington County · 3,558 people$86,071$24,4789.6%of residents
31Hyde ParkLamoille County · 2,958 people$84,375$9,3465.9%of residents
32WeathersfieldWindsor County · 2,809 people$83,095$11,9518.8%of residents
33SwantonFranklin County · 6,894 people$81,371$13,82013.0%of residents
34MontpelierWashington County · 7,823 people$81,030$6,0376.5%of residents
35HighgateFranklin County · 3,575 people$81,017$14,3378.1%of residents
36DerbyOrleans County · 4,456 people$80,250$7,5557.4%of residents
37PutneyWindham County · 2,575 people$79,706$18,36216.0%of residents
38WinooskiChittenden County · 8,239 people$79,522$11,33013.8%of residents
39HartfordWindsor County · 10,911 people$78,125$6,51711.1%of residents
40RandolphOrange County · 4,958 people$76,758$5,8677.7%of residents
41VergennesAddison County · 2,559 people$76,587$12,75511.6%of residents
42BristolAddison County · 3,759 people$74,620$8,11010.1%of residents
43CastletonRutland County · 4,411 people$73,854$22,84212.5%of residents
44PoultneyRutland County · 2,962 people$72,617$5,7828.9%of residents
45CambridgeLamoille County · 3,666 people$72,344$19,2226.7%of residents
46RutlandRutland County · 3,869 people$72,099$16,53410.4%of residents
47NorthfieldWashington County · 5,873 people$71,768$13,48612.5%of residents
48WestminsterWindham County · 2,932 people$71,491$3,5798.8%of residents
49NewportOrleans County · 2,583 people$71,202$10,6798.9%of residents
50BurlingtonChittenden County · 44,019 people$71,109$4,19320.5%of residents
51RockinghamWindham County · 4,697 people$70,857$16,15216.7%of residents
52PittsfordRutland County · 2,859 people$69,705$6,50611.3%of residents
53LyndonCaledonia County · 5,628 people$68,786$5,78511.0%of residents
54SpringfieldWindsor County · 8,881 people$66,571$12,88114.8%of residents
55MorristownLamoille County · 6,129 people$66,273$4,6299.8%of residents
56BartonOrleans County · 2,732 people$66,250$15,71310.2%of residents
57BarreWashington County · 8,214 people$65,625$6,51717.3%of residents
58BrandonRutland County · 4,173 people$64,180$12,05814.2%of residents
59PownalBennington County · 3,219 people$64,163$21,0768.6%of residents
60EnosburghFranklin County · 2,780 people$63,828$17,16213.9%of residents
61Fair HavenRutland County · 2,676 people$62,404$15,63118.9%of residents
62ChesterWindsor County · 2,955 people$62,125$7,8687.0%of residents
63BenningtonBennington County · 14,953 people$59,446$7,44013.2%of residents
64BrattleboroWindham County · 11,872 people$58,241$8,26617.8%of residents
65St. AlbansFranklin County · 6,939 people$57,980$7,28719.5%of residents
66St. JohnsburyCaledonia County · 7,354 people$57,738$9,12316.8%of residents
67RutlandRutland County · 15,363 people$57,675$8,24015.3%of residents
68Bellows FallsWindham County · 2,706 people$56,086$2,20325.1%of residents
69JohnsonLamoille County · 3,369 people$55,346$13,62312.2%of residents
70NewportOrleans County · 4,274 people$54,646$11,99623.0%of residents
71WindsorWindsor County · 3,464 people$52,484$10,7997.8%of residents
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Vermont town has the highest income?

Charlotte (Chittenden County): its median household income is $144,375 (±$27,387). Norwich ($140,313) and Fairfax ($128,963) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (71 in Vermont). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the Vermont page.

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