List of municipalities in Vermont Last updated April 27, 2025
The U.S. state of Vermont is divided into 247 municipalities , including 237 towns and 10 cities . Vermont also has nine unincorporated areas, split between five unincorporated towns and four gores . As of 2024, Vermont has 30 incorporated villages, which are municipal governments operating within a town and providing additional services.
Burlington, Vermont's largest city
The downtown area of Rutland, Vermont's third largest city
The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont's capital city
Orwell Town Hall
Stowe Town Hall
Calais Town Hall
Cities in Vermont are municipalities with the city form of government. Vermont has ten cities with a combined area of 80.2 sq mi (208 km 2 ) , or 0.8% of the state's total area.[ citation needed ]
According to the 2020 census, 119,299 people, or 18.54% of the state's population, resided in Vermont's cities (excluding Essex Junction , which incorporated in 2022). Six of Vermont's 14 counties have at least one city within their borders. Five cities serve as the county seats for their respective counties and are indicated below with an asterisk (* ).
Towns in Vermont are municipalities that typically incorporate the town meeting format into their government
In some cases, a town and city have the same name, such as Barre City which is almost entirely surrounded by the separate municipality of Barre Town .
List of municipalities Municipality Type County Population (2020) [ 1]
Land area Year Established
Burlington City Chittenden (seat ) 44,743 15.49 sq mi (40.1 km2 ) 1785 South Burlington City Chittenden 20,292 29.58 sq mi (76.6 km2 ) 1865 Colchester Town Chittenden 17,524 58.57 sq mi (151.7 km2 ) 1763 Rutland City Rutland (seat) 15,807 7.68 sq mi (19.9 km2 ) 1761 Bennington Town Bennington (seat) 15,333 42.50 sq mi (110.1 km2 ) 1749 Brattleboro Town Windham 12,184 32.41 sq mi (83.9 km2 ) 1753 Essex Town Chittenden 11,540 39.32 sq mi (101.8 km2 ) 1763 Milton Town Chittenden 10,723 60.89 sq mi (157.7 km2 ) 1763 Hartford Town Windsor 10,686 45.88 sq mi (118.8 km2 ) 1761 Essex Junction City Chittenden 10,590 4.74 sq mi (12.3 km2 ) 2022 Williston Town Chittenden 10,103 30.58 sq mi (79.2 km2 ) 1763 Middlebury Town Addison (seat) 9,152 39.22 sq mi (101.6 km2 ) 1761 Springfield Town Windsor 9,062 49.44 sq mi (128.0 km2 ) 1761 Barre City Washington 8,491 3.98 sq mi (10.3 km2 ) 1895 Montpelier City (capital ) Washington (seat) 8,074 10.25 sq mi (26.5 km2 ) 1781 Winooski City Chittenden 7,997 1.51 sq mi (3.9 km2 ) 1922 Barre Town Washington 7,923 30.72 sq mi (79.6 km2 ) 1780 Shelburne Town Chittenden 7,717 45.07 sq mi (116.7 km2 ) 1763 St. Johnsbury Town Caledonia (seat) 7,364 36.74 sq mi (95.2 km2 ) 1786 St. Albans Town Franklin 6,988 60.53 sq mi (156.8 km2 ) 1763 St. Albans City Franklin (seat) 6,887 2.03 sq mi (5.3 km2 ) 1902 Swanton Town Franklin 6,701 61.67 sq mi (159.7 km2 ) 1763 Northfield Town Washington 5,918 43.63 sq mi (113.0 km2 ) 1781 Lyndon Town Caledonia 5,491 39.82 sq mi (103.1 km2 ) 1780 Morristown Town Lamoille 5,434 51.68 sq mi (133.9 km2 ) 1781 Waterbury Town Washington 5,331 49.76 sq mi (128.9 km2 ) Stowe Town Lamoille 5,223 72.76 sq mi (188.4 km2 ) Jericho Town Chittenden 5,104 35.55 sq mi (92.1 km2 ) Fairfax Town Franklin 5,014 40.43 sq mi (104.7 km2 ) Georgia Town Franklin 4,845 45.22 sq mi (117.1 km2 ) Rockingham Town Windham 4,832 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2 ) Randolph Town Orange 4,774 48.20 sq mi (124.8 km2 ) Hinesburg Town Chittenden 4,698 39.83 sq mi (103.2 km2 ) Derby Town Orleans 4,579 57.60 sq mi (149.2 km2 ) Manchester Town Bennington (seat) 4,484 42.25 sq mi (109.4 km2 ) Castleton Town Rutland 4,458 42.35 sq mi (109.7 km2 ) Newport City Orleans (seat) 4,455 7.63 sq mi (19.8 km2 ) 1917 Richmond Town Chittenden 4,167 32.75 sq mi (84.8 km2 ) Brandon Town Rutland 4,129 40.14 sq mi (104.0 km2 ) Rutland Town Rutland 3,924 19.34 sq mi (50.1 km2 ) Cambridge Town Lamoille 3,839 63.69 sq mi (165.0 km2 ) Charlotte Town Chittenden 3,783 50.36 sq mi (130.4 km2 ) Bristol Town Addison 3,782 42.18 sq mi (109.2 km2 ) Norwich Town Windsor 3,612 44.68 sq mi (115.7 km2 ) Shaftsbury Town Bennington 3,598 43.18 sq mi (111.8 km2 ) Windsor Town Windsor 3,559 19.75 sq mi (51.2 km2 ) Williamstown Town Orange 3,515 40.45 sq mi (104.8 km2 ) Johnson Town Lamoille 3,491 45.09 sq mi (116.8 km2 ) Highgate Town Franklin 3,472 59.74 sq mi (154.7 km2 ) Hartland Town Windsor 3,446 45.20 sq mi (117.1 km2 ) Pownal Town Bennington 3,258 46.73 sq mi (121.0 km2 ) Underhill Town Chittenden 3,129 51.40 sq mi (133.1 km2 ) Hyde Park Town Lamoille (seat) 3,020 38.93 sq mi (100.8 km2 ) Poultney Town Rutland 3,020 43.96 sq mi (113.9 km2 ) Westminster Town Windham 3,016 46.09 sq mi (119.4 km2 ) 1735 Chester Town Windsor 3,005 55.94 sq mi (144.9 km2 ) Woodstock Town Windsor (seat) 3,005 44.64 sq mi (115.6 km2 ) Hardwick Town Caledonia 2,920 39.02 sq mi (101.1 km2 ) Barton Town Orleans 2,872 44.88 sq mi (116.2 km2 ) Pittsford Town Rutland 2,862 43.58 sq mi (112.9 km2 ) Berlin Town Washington 2,849 36.94 sq mi (95.7 km2 ) Weathersfield Town Windsor 2,842 44.20 sq mi (114.5 km2 ) Enosburgh Town Franklin 2,810 48.72 sq mi (126.2 km2 ) Bradford Town Orange 2,790 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2 ) Thetford Town Orange 2,775 44.43 sq mi (115.1 km2 ) Royalton Town Windsor 2,750 40.93 sq mi (106.0 km2 ) Fair Haven Town Rutland 2,736 18.15 sq mi (47.0 km2 ) Ferrisburgh Town Addison 2,646 61.16 sq mi (158.4 km2 ) Putney Town Windham 2,617 26.83 sq mi (69.5 km2 ) East Montpelier Town Washington 2,598 32.12 sq mi (83.2 km2 ) Vergennes City Addison 2,553 2.51 sq mi (6.5 km2 ) 1788 Arlington Town Bennington 2,457 42.43 sq mi (109.9 km2 ) Clarendon Town Rutland 2,412 31.52 sq mi (81.6 km2 ) Richford Town Franklin 2,346 43.29 sq mi (112.1 km2 ) Danville Town Caledonia 2,335 61.13 sq mi (158.3 km2 ) Newbury Town Orange 2,293 64.81 sq mi (167.9 km2 ) Wilmington Town Windham 2,255 41.71 sq mi (108.0 km2 ) West Rutland Town Rutland 2,214 17.98 sq mi (46.6 km2 ) Vernon Town Windham 2,192 20.06 sq mi (52.0 km2 ) Ludlow Town Windsor 2,172 35.70 sq mi (92.5 km2 ) Sheldon Town Franklin 2,136 39.54 sq mi (102.4 km2 ) Dorset Town Bennington 2,133 47.88 sq mi (124.0 km2 ) Wallingford Town Rutland 2,129 43.44 sq mi (112.5 km2 ) Guilford Town Windham 2,120 39.96 sq mi (103.5 km2 ) Alburgh Town Grand Isle 2,106 48.82 sq mi (126.4 km2 ) Grand Isle Town Grand Isle 2,086 35.13 sq mi (91.0 km2 ) Monkton Town Addison 2,079 36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2 ) Westford Town Chittenden 2,062 39.29 sq mi (101.8 km2 ) Fairfield Town Franklin 2,044 68.50 sq mi (177.4 km2 ) Warren Town Washington 1,977 39.98 sq mi (103.5 km2 ) Bethel Town Windsor 1,942 45.44 sq mi (117.7 km2 ) Huntington Town Chittenden 1,934 38.04 sq mi (98.5 km2 ) Londonderry Town Windham 1,919 35.90 sq mi (93.0 km2 ) Dummerston Town Windham 1,865 30.83 sq mi (79.8 km2 ) Waitsfield Town Washington 1,844 26.90 sq mi (69.7 km2 ) Dover Town Windham 1,798 35.33 sq mi (91.5 km2 ) Middlesex Town Washington 1,779 39.87 sq mi (103.3 km2 ) Proctor Town Rutland 1,763 7.60 sq mi (19.7 km2 ) Starksboro Town Addison 1,756 45.87 sq mi (118.8 km2 ) Moretown Town Washington 1,753 40.21 sq mi (104.1 km2 ) Marlboro Town Windham 1,722 40.65 sq mi (105.3 km2 ) Troy Town Orleans 1,722 36.05 sq mi (93.4 km2 ) New Haven Town Addison 1,683 41.54 sq mi (107.6 km2 ) South Hero Town Grand Isle 1,674 47.49 sq mi (123.0 km2 ) Wolcott Town Lamoille 1,670 39.13 sq mi (101.3 km2 ) Barnet Town Caledonia 1,663 43.58 sq mi (112.9 km2 ) Calais Town Washington 1,661 38.56 sq mi (99.9 km2 ) Burke Town Caledonia 1,651 34.03 sq mi (88.1 km2 ) Newfane Town Windham (seat) 1,645 40.52 sq mi (104.9 km2 ) Marshfield Town Washington 1,583 43.43 sq mi (112.5 km2 ) Sharon Town Windsor 1,560 40.16 sq mi (104.0 km2 ) Berkshire Town Franklin 1,547 42.23 sq mi (109.4 km2 ) Newport Town Orleans 1,526 43.52 sq mi (112.7 km2 ) 1802 Corinth Town Orange 1,455 48.55 sq mi (125.7 km2 ) Cabot Town Washington 1,443 38.53 sq mi (99.8 km2 ) Pawlet Town Rutland 1,424 42.90 sq mi (111.1 km2 ) Duxbury Town Washington 1,413 43.10 sq mi (111.6 km2 ) Killington Town Rutland 1,407 46.86 sq mi (121.4 km2 ) Cavendish Town Windsor 1,392 39.71 sq mi (102.8 km2 ) Mount Holly Town Rutland 1,385 49.57 sq mi (128.4 km2 ) Addison Town Addison 1,365 48.93 sq mi (126.7 km2 ) Fayston Town Washington 1,364 36.45 sq mi (94.4 km2 ) Franklin Town Franklin 1,363 40.76 sq mi (105.6 km2 ) Fletcher Town Franklin 1,346 38.00 sq mi (98.4 km2 ) West Windsor Town Windsor 1,344 24.73 sq mi (64.1 km2 ) Whitingham Town Windham 1,344 38.87 sq mi (100.7 km2 ) Craftsbury Town Orleans 1,343 39.76 sq mi (103.0 km2 ) Eden Town Lamoille 1,338 64.29 sq mi (166.5 km2 ) Tunbridge Town Orange 1,337 44.72 sq mi (115.8 km2 ) Lincoln Town Addison 1,323 44.60 sq mi (115.5 km2 ) Bolton Town Chittenden 1,301 42.53 sq mi (110.2 km2 ) Townshend Town Windham 1,291 42.67 sq mi (110.5 km2 ) Danby Town Rutland 1,284 41.54 sq mi (107.6 km2 ) Bakersfield Town Franklin 1,273 44.63 sq mi (115.6 km2 ) Waterford Town Caledonia 1,268 39.74 sq mi (102.9 km2 ) Shoreham Town Addison 1,260 46.39 sq mi (120.1 km2 ) Lunenburg Town Essex 1,246 45.78 sq mi (118.6 km2 ) Brookfield Town Orange 1,244 41.15 sq mi (106.6 km2 ) Orwell Town Addison 1,239 49.67 sq mi (128.6 km2 ) Chittenden Town Rutland 1,237 73.80 sq mi (191.1 km2 ) Plainfield Town Washington 1,236 21.05 sq mi (54.5 km2 ) Chelsea Town Orange (seat) 1,233 39.94 sq mi (103.4 km2 ) Irasburg Town Orleans 1,233 40.58 sq mi (105.1 km2 ) Bridport Town Addison 1,225 46.31 sq mi (119.9 km2 ) Salisbury Town Addison 1,221 30.02 sq mi (77.8 km2 ) Wells Town Rutland 1,214 22.99 sq mi (59.5 km2 ) Braintree Town Orange 1,207 38.39 sq mi (99.4 km2 ) Cornwall Town Addison 1,207 28.61 sq mi (74.1 km2 ) Topsham Town Orange 1,199 48.99 sq mi (126.9 km2 ) Montgomery Town Franklin 1,184 56.70 sq mi (146.9 km2 ) Winhall Town Bennington 1,182 44.02 sq mi (114.0 km2 ) Ryegate Town Caledonia 1,165 36.77 sq mi (95.2 km2 ) Brighton Town Essex 1,157 53.34 sq mi (138.1 km2 ) Mendon Town Rutland 1,149 38.09 sq mi (98.7 km2 ) Concord Town Essex 1,141 53.52 sq mi (138.6 km2 ) Glover Town Orleans 1,114 38.61 sq mi (100.0 km2 ) Coventry Town Orleans 1,100 27.67 sq mi (71.7 km2 ) Rochester Town Windsor 1,099 57.38 sq mi (148.6 km2 ) Shrewsbury Town Rutland 1,096 50.17 sq mi (129.9 km2 ) Strafford Town Orange 1,094 44.30 sq mi (114.7 km2 ) Sunderland Town Bennington 1,056 45.65 sq mi (118.2 km2 ) Orange Town Orange 1,048 39.01 sq mi (101.0 km2 ) Brownington Town Orleans 1,042 28.45 sq mi (73.7 km2 ) Washington Town Orange 1,032 38.87 sq mi (100.7 km2 ) Charleston Town Orleans 1,021 38.82 sq mi (100.5 km2 ) Jamaica Town Windham 1,005 49.46 sq mi (128.1 km2 ) Barnard Town Windsor 992 48.89 sq mi (126.6 km2 ) Leicester Town Addison 990 21.78 sq mi (56.4 km2 ) Fairlee Town Orange 988 21.25 sq mi (55.0 km2 ) Groton Town Caledonia 984 54.96 sq mi (142.3 km2 ) Albany Town Orleans 976 38.67 sq mi (100.2 km2 ) Benson Town Rutland 974 45.52 sq mi (117.9 km2 ) Worcester Town Washington 964 38.83 sq mi (100.6 km2 ) Walden Town Caledonia 956 38.94 sq mi (100.9 km2 ) North Hero Town Grand Isle (seat) 939 46.57 sq mi (120.6 km2 ) Woodbury Town Washington 928 39.10 sq mi (101.3 km2 ) Pomfret Town Windsor 916 39.47 sq mi (102.2 km2 ) Sutton Town Caledonia 913 38.37 sq mi (99.4 km2 ) Bridgewater Town Windsor 903 49.54 sq mi (128.3 km2 ) Canaan Town Essex 896 33.43 sq mi (86.6 km2 ) Lowell Town Orleans 887 56.08 sq mi (145.2 km2 ) Elmore Town Lamoille 886 39.58 sq mi (102.5 km2 ) Wardsboro Town Windham 869 29.23 sq mi (75.7 km2 ) Stamford Town Bennington 861 39.62 sq mi (102.6 km2 ) Weybridge Town Addison 814 17.61 sq mi (45.6 km2 ) Greensboro Town Orleans 811 39.39 sq mi (102.0 km2 ) Middletown Springs Town Rutland 794 22.32 sq mi (57.8 km2 ) St. George Town Chittenden 794 3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2 ) Halifax Town Windham 771 39.81 sq mi (103.1 km2 ) Wheelock Town Caledonia 759 39.82 sq mi (103.1 km2 ) Ripton Town Addison 739 49.86 sq mi (129.1 km2 ) Hubbardton Town Rutland 735 28.84 sq mi (74.7 km2 ) Stockbridge Town Windsor 718 46.17 sq mi (119.6 km2 ) Peacham Town Caledonia 715 47.68 sq mi (123.5 km2 ) Readsboro Town Bennington 702 36.48 sq mi (94.5 km2 ) Rupert Town Bennington 698 44.60 sq mi (115.5 km2 ) Reading Town Windsor 687 41.65 sq mi (107.9 km2 ) Waterville Town Lamoille 686 16.40 sq mi (42.5 km2 ) Sheffield Town Caledonia 682 32.77 sq mi (84.9 km2 ) Roxbury Town Washington 678 42.03 sq mi (108.9 km2 ) Vershire Town Orange 672 36.54 sq mi (94.6 km2 ) Panton Town Addison 646 22.06 sq mi (57.1 km2 ) Grafton Town Windham 645 38.37 sq mi (99.4 km2 ) Plymouth Town Windsor 641 48.68 sq mi (126.1 km2 ) Morgan Town Orleans 638 33.82 sq mi (87.6 km2 ) Holland Town Orleans 632 38.08 sq mi (98.6 km2 ) Weston Town Windsor 623 35.17 sq mi (91.1 km2 ) West Fairlee Town Orange 621 22.82 sq mi (59.1 km2 ) Newark Town Caledonia 584 37.21 sq mi (96.4 km2 ) Kirby Town Caledonia 575 24.42 sq mi (63.2 km2 ) Andover Town Windsor 568 28.78 sq mi (74.5 km2 ) Tinmouth Town Rutland 553 28.72 sq mi (74.4 km2 ) Jay Town Orleans 551 33.97 sq mi (88.0 km2 ) Sudbury Town Rutland 545 22.22 sq mi (57.5 km2 ) Brookline Town Windham 540 12.90 sq mi (33.4 km2 ) Westfield Town Orleans 534 40.20 sq mi (104.1 km2 ) Peru Town Bennington 531 37.34 sq mi (96.7 km2 ) Pittsfield Town Rutland 504 20.46 sq mi (53.0 km2 ) Isle La Motte Town Grand Isle 488 16.66 sq mi (43.1 km2 ) Windham Town Windham 449 26.10 sq mi (67.6 km2 ) Waltham Town Addison 446 9.06 sq mi (23.5 km2 ) Stratton Town Windham 440 46.89 sq mi (121.4 km2 ) Whiting Town Addison 405 13.70 sq mi (35.5 km2 ) Sandgate Town Bennington 387 42.20 sq mi (109.3 km2 ) Athens Town Windham 380 13.12 sq mi (34.0 km2 ) Ira Town Rutland 368 22.78 sq mi (59.0 km2 ) Hancock Town Addison 359 38.13 sq mi (98.8 km2 ) Belvidere Town Lamoille 358 32.14 sq mi (83.2 km2 ) Westmore Town Orleans 357 37.39 sq mi (96.8 km2 ) Woodford Town Bennington 355 47.59 sq mi (123.3 km2 ) Granville Town Addison 301 51.51 sq mi (133.4 km2 ) East Haven Town Essex 270 37.41 sq mi (96.9 km2 ) Guildhall Town Essex (seat) 262 33.09 sq mi (85.7 km2 ) West Haven Town Rutland 239 28.47 sq mi (73.7 km2 ) Baltimore Town Windsor 229 4.66 sq mi (12.1 km2 ) Bloomfield Town Essex 217 40.54 sq mi (105.0 km2 ) Maidstone Town Essex 211 32.30 sq mi (83.7 km2 ) Mount Tabor Town Rutland 210 43.81 sq mi (113.5 km2 ) Stannard Town Caledonia 208 12.51 sq mi (32.4 km2 ) Landgrove Town Bennington 177 9.17 sq mi (23.8 km2 ) Goshen Town Addison 172 20.81 sq mi (53.9 km2 ) Norton Town Essex 153 39.62 sq mi (102.6 km2 ) Searsburg Town Bennington 126 21.57 sq mi (55.9 km2 ) Brunswick Town Essex 88 26.00 sq mi (67.3 km2 ) Lemington Town Essex 87 35.52 sq mi (92.0 km2 ) Granby Town Essex 81 39.13 sq mi (101.3 km2 ) Victory Town Essex 70 43.00 sq mi (111.4 km2 )
Unincorporated areas Unincorporated towns in Vermont are towns that had their charters revoked by the Vermont legislature or never formally organized due to lack of residents. Towns in name only, their affairs are managed by a state-appointed supervisor and not by a local government.
Gores in Vermont are seen as an unincorporated area of a county that is not part of any town , has limited self-government, and may be unpopulated. Vermont has four current gores.
Area Type County 2020 Population [ 2] Area in Square Miles (km2 ) [ 3] Buels Gore Gore Chittenden 29 5.0 sq mi (13.1 km2 ) Averill Unincorporated Town Essex 21 38.07 sq mi (98.6 km 2 ) Ferdinand Unincorporated Town Essex 16 52.81 sq mi (136.8 km 2 ) Glastenbury Unincorporated Town Bennington 9 44.45 sq mi (115.1 km 2 ) Somerset Unincorporated Town Windham 6 28.13 sq mi (72.9 km 2 ) Lewis Unincorporated Town Essex 2 39.66 sq mi (102.7 km 2 ) Warren's Gore Gore Essex 2 11.6 sq mi (30.0 km2 ) Averys Gore Gore Essex 0 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2 ) Warner's Grant Gore Essex 0 3.2 sq mi (8.2 km2 )
Villages In the U.S. state of Vermont , villages are named communities located within the boundaries of a town. Villages may be incorporated or unincorporated .
An incorporated village is a defined area within a town that was either granted a village charter by a special act of the legislature, or organized under the general legislation. A village which has been incorporated is a clearly defined municipality and provides a variety of municipal services, such as potable water , sewage, police and fire services , garbage collection , street lighting and maintenance, management of cemeteries , and building code enforcement. Other municipal services not provided by the village are provided by the parent town. Incorporated villages in Vermont are administratively similar to villages in New York . Vermont is the only state in New England that has incorporated villages.
As of 2024, there are 30 incorporated villages with active governments in Vermont. Historically, there were more but most have since disincorporated, while others were chartered as cities. Below is a list of incorporated villages that have existed, ordered by date of incorporation.
References General and cited references Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "Vermont" . Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1027. E. T. Howe, "Vermont Incorporated Villages: A Vanishing Institution", Vermont History 73 , 16 (2005). J .S. Garland, New England town law: a digest of statutes and decisions concerning towns and town officers , Boston Book Co., Boston, 1906. D. G. Sanford, Vermont Municipalities: an index to their charters and special acts , (Vermont Office of Secretary of State, 1986). U.S. Census Bureau, Census of population, data for 1930–2000. Vermont Secretary of State, "List of Incorporated Villages " "Continuing Issues:Villages and cities" . Vermont State Archives . Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 25, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2007 . Vermont Statutes Online, Title 24 and 24 Appendix This page is based on this
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Burlington, Vermont's largest city
The downtown area of Rutland, Vermont's third largest city
The downtown area of Montpelier, Vermont's capital city
Orwell Town Hall
Stowe Town Hall
Calais Town Hall
