Trail Landscape, 2012
St. George’s story
188 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1838St. George is settled
St. GeorgeVT
Population
819
2025 Census estimate · +3.5% since 2020
Median home value
$377K
Census ACS
Household income
$109K
median
Median age
44.7
years
Jobs based here
56
A commuter town
Is St. George a good place to live?
St. George has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes St. George stand out
Where St. George beats most towns.
Small town
819 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
ShelburneHinesburgWillistonSt. George
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to St. George: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. George, and how to reach them.
PowerVermont Electric Cooperative24.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSt George Community Cooperative water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. George’s trash rules yet
SchoolsChamplain Valley Unified School DistrictChamplain Valley Supervisory District2 districts serve St. George; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Vermont you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received by Election Day).vote.govWho runs elections hereSaint George Town ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP code0549505495 100%Census 2020
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 St. George.
Natural hazards
Very low risk in St. George, with inland flooding at the top
The FEMA risk score in St. George is 16 of 100. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to avalanches. Federal disaster aid has reached households in St. George after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanches
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Fewer of St. George’s working residents work locally than in the typical Vermont or U.S. town
In St. George, the average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both Vermont’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Employers in St. George added 29 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 56. For St. George, the median household income is $109,000. Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles.
1%work in town
| St. George | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 16% | 8% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In St. George1%
Burlington18%
South Burlington15%
Williston13%
Hinesburg12%
7 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in St. George
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in St. George
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 10°, with about 86 inches of snow a winter.
86″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–31°
Spring33–53°
Summer56–78°
Fall39–57°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More children than Vermont overall
Among adults 25 and older in St. George, 54% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Children under 18 are just over a quarter of residents (18% statewide); people 65 and older are 16% of residents (22% statewide). This Vermont town has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 819 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In St. George, the midpoint age is 44.7 years, near the Vermont town median (43.7 years) and above the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years).
44.7median age · VT 43.1
| St. George | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 54% | 40% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 22% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.7 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
St. GeorgeVermontUnited States
Ages · share of residents
21%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school19%
Some college14%
Associate’s7%
Bachelor’s28%
Graduate26%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of St. George’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.2 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| St. George | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.1% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.7% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.7% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.5% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.5% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 26.2% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Health
How healthy St. George is
St. George: 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than St. George.
| St. George | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 30% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 12% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Vermont
23 better8 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | St. George | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4% | 10.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.2% | 9.2% |
University. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
8.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nearby attractions
All 41 attractions →Lake Champlain and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. George. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi LakeLake Champlain
Big draw39 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
19 mi MountainMount Mansfield
6 mi MuseumShelburne Museum
20 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
39 mi MountainWhiteface MountainSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Shelburne Museum: Storylanding, CC0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about St. George
16pages on St. George
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of St. George
Champlain CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Burlington8 mi$47,850 tuitionUniversity of VermontUniversity or college · Public · Burlington8.1 mi$19,058 in-state tuitionSaint Michael's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Colchester8.6 mi$51,450 tuition
About 6 of every 100 St. George residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Vermont.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave St. George for work
Where St. George’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
56jobs based in St. George
1%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About St. George
Town in Vermont, United States
St. George or Saint George is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the patron saint of England. St. George has the smallest land area of any town in Vermont, though the incorporated cities of St. Albans, Vergennes, and Winooski are smaller. The population was 794 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- Area code
- 802
Questions about St. George
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. George, VT a good place to live?
St. George has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.