West Burke is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join West Burke, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
31 in every 100 people in West Burke are 65 or older
Some 275 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Across VT, 44 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in West Burke, 29. Owners make up 61 in 100 households (VT: 73).
Median age 59.2 (VT 43.1).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how West Burke says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in West Burke
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What West Burke’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is West Burke or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in West Burke in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.