Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Wolcott’s subject grades are a B+ for health and a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for schools. Of the 72 Vermont towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wolcott. Fisher Covered Railroad Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Wolcott has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wolcott beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Wolcott’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Wolcott is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 32 in 1790, a low of 32 in 1790, 1,670 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 4 maps from 1928 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wolcott, 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 Wolcott.
Its public schools are run by the Wolcott School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcott Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 109 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Wolcott for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Wolcott fell to 125 in 2023, 32 fewer than in 2013. Wolcott’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, against 23 minutes in Vermont’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Wolcott | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 15% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wolcott beats the Vermont average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 73% of adults had a checkup this year in Wolcott, where Vermont’s towns sit at 76% and U.S. towns at 79%. 28% of Wolcott adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Wolcott | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 76% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wolcott | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 5.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 62.1% | 69.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The July high in Wolcott is 77°F. Wolcott has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Only 1 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower trail density than Wolcott. The biggest park or preserve is East Hill Wildlife Management Area, at 254 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East Hill Wildlife Management Area | — | 254 |
| 2. Wolcott Pond Dam | — | 192 |
| 3. Wolcott Field | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Wolcott home is worth about $346,000, down 1.4% in a year, 12% below the Vermont typical home.
| Wolcott | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,059 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wolcott.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wolcott. Close and well known come first.
18 mi MountainMount Mansfield
35 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
23 mi LakeLake Willoughby
17 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
16 mi Ski areaSmugglers' Notch Resort110 runs · 2,533 ft vertical
25 mi Ski areaJay Peak Resort79 runs · 1,988 ft verticalMount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Haskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jay Peak Resort: Hanumanix at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wolcott
About 3 of every 100 Wolcott residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Town in Vermont, United States
Wolcott is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for General Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The population was 1,670 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Wolcott.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcott | — | — | C+ | — | D− | B+ |
| Elmore | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craftsbury | — | — | C | — | D− | B+ |
| Hyde Park | #47 | C+ | B− | — | D | A− |
| Hardwick | #49 | C | B | C+ | D− | B+ |
| Greensboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wolcott and Craftsbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wolcott, Craftsbury and Hyde Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Elmore and Greensboro aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wolcott with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($74,908 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
