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Tinmouth Vermont 20040701
Vermont›Rutland County
Photo: Redjar at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tinmouth, VT · Photo: Redjar at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Tinmouth 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 Tinmouth. 39% of the land in Tinmouth is conserved, above both the Vermont town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Tinmouth Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Tinmouth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Tinmouth stand out

Where Tinmouth beats most towns.

Tinmouth Historic District
Tinmouth Historic District · National Register of Historic Places
Tinmouth’s story

265 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1869.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1761Tinmouth is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Tinmouth: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Tinmouth, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerGreen Mountain Power23.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpTinmouth Transfer StationDrop-off onlyTown site
SchoolsMill River Unified School DistrictMill River Unified Union Supervisory District2 districts serve Tinmouth; 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.gov
Who runs elections hereTinmouth Town ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes05773, 05757, 05774, 0573905773 76% · 05757 10% · 05774 7% · 05739 4%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 Tinmouth.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of Tinmouth is conserved land

16 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

39.4%conserved
39.4%
conserved · 7,209 of 18,285 acres
16 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Schools

The schools Tinmouth’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Mill River Unified Union School District #52. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Tinmouth Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–668C

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

Tinmouth has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Tinmouth for work: only 2% work in town. At 30 minutes, Tinmouth’s average trip to work is against 23 minutes in Vermont’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Tinmouth.

2%work in town
TinmouthVermont townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line13%9.5%9.6%
Work from home12%15%11%

Where working residents work

In Tinmouth2%
Rutland26%
Rutland8%
Clarendon8%
Castleton5%
13 mi
median commute distance
46
jobs based in Tinmouth
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

A larger share of residents are under 18 in Tinmouth than in most of Vermont or the rest of the country

27% of Tinmouth residents are under 18. Children under 18 are 28% of residents (18% statewide); people 65 and older are 15% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Tinmouth is 36.2 years.

36.2median age · VT 43.1
TinmouthVermont townsU.S. towns
Under 1827%19%22%
Median age36.2 years43.7 years40.5 years
Aged 65 or older15%22%18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+47%40%29%
TinmouthVermontUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma8%
High school25%
Some college11%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s33%
Graduate13%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 42% and 63% women

The Census survey reached too few of Tinmouth’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Tinmouth
TinmouthVTU.S.
Under 1019%9.1%11.6%
10 to 178.5%8.8%10.3%
18 to 249.4%10%9.1%
25 to 3412.6%11.9%13.7%
35 to 449.7%12.3%13.2%
45 to 5411.2%12%12.2%
55 to 6415%14.5%12.7%
65 to 7411.5%13%10.2%
75 and older3.1%8.5%7%
No diploma8%5.1%10.4%
High school24.7%26.8%26%
Some college10.9%15.8%19.1%
Associate’s9.8%8.6%8.8%
Bachelor’s33.3%25.2%21.6%
Graduate13.2%18.6%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Tinmouth

Tinmouth has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Tinmouth’s July high is 77°F.

75″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter12–31°
Spring30–52°
Summer52–75°
Fall36–56°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Tinmouth is

Tinmouth beats the Vermont average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Tinmouth.

TinmouthVermont townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%32%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)36%30%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%13%14%
31 measures vs. Vermont
2 better18 too close to call11 worse
What stands outTinmouthVT
More adults treating high blood pressure79.6%76.7%
More adults getting cholesterol checked88%85.9%
More adults with obesity36.1%28.6%
Rutland Regional Medical Center
12.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Tinmouth stands out in Vermont and nationally, with more of its households who own their home

Only 2 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Tinmouth. The typical Tinmouth home is worth about $367,000, up 4.2% in a year, 6% below the Vermont typical home.

$367KZillow home value

Typical home value

Tinmouth$367K
Vermont$392K
+4.2%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Tinmouth, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Fort Ticonderoga and 35 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tinmouth. Close and well known come first.

All 68 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tinmouth

19pages on Tinmouth
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Tinmouth; the nearest are

Small town

557 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
WallingfordDanbyMiddletown SpringsWellsClarendonWallingfordDanbyMiddletown SpringsWellsClarendonTinmouth

About Tinmouth

Town in Vermont, United States

Tinmouth is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 553 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1761
Area
28 sq mi
Elevation
1,371 ft
Area code
802

Questions about Tinmouth

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tinmouth, VT a good place to live?

Tinmouth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.