Vermont · 17 places

Cities and towns in Vermont

Short answer

Vermont has 17 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 143,994 residents in 2024. Burlington is the largest with 44,432.
Places 1,000+
17
5,000+
8
Share of state
22%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Winooski with 8,370 people, and the smallest in that group is St. Albans with 7,031. 4 of the 8 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. No place crosses a county line.

Largest places in Vermont

  1. 01Burlington44,432
  2. 02South Burlington21,713
  3. 03Rutland15,565
  4. 04Essex Junction10,787
  5. 05Winooski8,370
  6. 06Barre8,304
  7. 07Montpelier7,915
  8. 08St. Albans7,031
  9. 09Newport4,333
  10. 10Bellows Falls2,740
  11. 11Vergennes2,582
  12. 12Morrisville2,392
  13. 13Swanton2,382
  14. 14North Bennington1,701
  15. 15Enosburg Falls1,334
  16. 16Johnson1,321
  17. 17Poultney1,092
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: South Burlington (+7.4%), Winooski (+4.0%), St. Albans (+2.4%). Largest decline: Barre (-2.1%).

All 17 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Vermont?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 17 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Vermont, and 8 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Vermont?

Burlington, with 44,432 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Vermont town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, South Burlington grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +7.4%, to 21,713.

What share of Vermont lives in incorporated places?

22%: 143,994 of the state's 648,493 residents live in the 17 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.