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Come live in Vernon!

Thinking About Living Here?

We’d love to have you as a neighbor! Vernon is a quiet, scenic, rural, mutually supportive community in a great location!

We have a great elementary school, and with school choice (see below), you can literally choose your own secondary school (grades 7-12) in or out of state. Enjoy our recreation center with pool, tennis, playground, trails, picnic pavilion and other activities, and many other recreational opportunities in the region (see lists and links below).

As the southeastern-most town in Vermont, we’re closer to Boston than anywhere else in Vermont (a little over two hours to downtown Boston). It’s also not far from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, plus we’re close to I-91 Exit 1 and to the Amtrak station in Brattleboro. Great shopping is available nearby in Brattleboro, Greenfield (Mass.), Keene (N.H.), or a bit farther in Northampton (Mass.).

Here are some resources to help you explore your options for living in Vernon:

Homes For Sale

Realtor.com

Vernon Information

Schools

School choice: Vernon residents benefit from Vermont’s “school choice” option which enables them to send secondary grade (7-12) students to a choice of schools under policies set by the Vernon School Board and the Vermont Board of Education. The Vernon policy can be found here.

Many Vernon students attend Brattleboro Union High School (for which busing is provided) while others go to Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield, MA. But in addition to these options, parents can send middle school and high school age children to any school in Vermont approved by the Vermont Board of Education, or to any out-of-state school approved by that state’s comparable authority, with tuition paid up to the average announced tuition level for Vermont middle or high schools as stated by the Vermont Department of Education.
Parochial schools are not eligible. 

All school choice elections must be approved on an annual basis by the Vernon School Board.

Media

Distances/Travel Times

(Google Maps calculations) to:

  • Downtown Brattleboro: 2-11 miles; 5-20 minutes
  • Downtown Greenfield: 16-24 miles; 20-30 minutes
  • Downtown Boston: 105 miles; 2 hours and 10 minutes
  • Mid-town Manhattan: 193 miles; 3 hours and 30 minutes
  • Bradley International Airport, CT: 75 miles; 1 hour and 24 minutes
  • Berkshires (Lenox): 89 miles; 1 hour and 35 minutes
  • Mount Snow ski area: 36 miles; 58 minutes
  • Stratton Mountain ski area: 49 miles; 1 hours and 21 minutes
  • Burlington, VT: 162 miles; 2 hours and 35 minutes

Nearby Recreational Opportunities

  • Multiple water recreation opportunities including Connecticut River boating, kayaking canoeing — several boat landings and marinas nearby
  • Multiple hiking trails nearby at Wantastiquet Mountain (Chesterfield NH), West River Trail (Brattleboro-Dummerston VT), Black Mountain (Dummerston VT), Putney Mountain (Putney VT), Pisgah State Forest (NH), Vernon Town Forest, Green Mountain National Forest, Mount Monadnock (NH), Long Trail/Appalachian Trail, etc.
  • Brattleboro area hiking trails map
  • Skiing at Mount Snow and Stratton ski areas, VT
  • VAST snowmobile trail network access throughout town (local snowmobile Club: the Vernon Trail Breakers)

Climate

  • Monthly average temperature range: 17.2 (Feb.) – 68.7 (Aug.)
  • Average annual heating degree days: 7148
  • Average annual cooling degree days: 492
  • Average annual precipitation: 41.02 inches
  • Average annual snowfall: 84.0 inches

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