Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,965, settled in 1819. Public schools that outperform most of Vermont.
Warren’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for health and the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. 9.3% of residents are under 18 in Warren, below both Vermont’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (22%). No town in Vermont scores lower than Warren on cost of living. 36% of the land in Warren is conserved, where Vermont’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Green Mountain National Forest, 7,052 acres with 18.9 miles of trail. Warren has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Warren beats most towns.
Census counts: 58 in 1800, a low of 58 in 1800, 1,977 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Warren is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warren, 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 Warren.
Its public schools are run by the Harwood Unified Union School District #60. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 123 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
41 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Warren is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Mountain National Forest | 18.9 mi | 7,052 |
| 2. Breadloaf Wilderness | — | 890 |
| 3. Roxbury State Forest | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Warren beats the Vermont average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 25% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Warren. Only 2 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Warren.
| Warren | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| What stands out | Warren | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 24.6% | 28.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.4% | 16.6% |
| More adults with diabetes | 11.2% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Warren’s median rent is $1,750 a month. The typical Warren home is worth about $489,000, up 1.5% in a year, 25% above the Vermont typical home. 87% of Warren households own their home.
| Warren | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,750 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warren.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Warren has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 3 have a lower July high than Warren.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 3 of Warren’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Warren has added 136 jobs, to 976 in 2023. The top destinations are Waitsfield (15%), Fayston (7%) and Montpelier (4%).
| Warren | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 31% | 16% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warren. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi LakeLake Champlain
Big draw32 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
in town Ski areaSugarbush Resort142 runs · 2,569 ft vertical
30 mi MountainMount Mansfield
6 mi Ski areaMad River Glen77 runs · 1,998 ft vertical
35 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft verticalLake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugarbush Resort: Mrtrek1701 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mad River Glen: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Warren
About 4 of every 100 Warren residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
1,705 counted in 2010 and 1,977 in 2020; an estimated 1,965 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
2 places in Warren on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Vermont, United States
Warren is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. The center of population of Vermont is located in Warren. It is set between the two ranges of the Green Mountains, with approximately 25% of the town within the boundaries of the federal Green Mountain National Forest. Sugarbush Resort is a local ski resort in the town. The Long Trail, a hiking trail running from the border with Massachusetts to the Canada–US border, traverses the town.
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5 towns share a border with Warren.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | — | — | D− | — | A | A− |
| Lincoln | — | — | B− | — | — | A |
| Fayston | — | — | D | — | A | A+ |
| Roxbury | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Granville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waitsfield | — | — | C− | — | A | A+ |
Warren, Lincoln, Fayston and Waitsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Warren, Lincoln, Fayston and Waitsfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Roxbury and Granville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Warren with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Vermont.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
