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SheetVT-WINOOSKI-VT · Winooski, VT 8,198 pop · income 58th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Winooski
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Winooski on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Sans Souci · lowest
46,276
Sans Souci · lowest
46,276 median HH income
21.6% of the leader · rank #1
Loganville · near
77,011
Loganville · near
77,011 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #2
Newcastle · near
77,014
Newcastle · near
77,014 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #3
Winooski · this city
77,020
Winooski · this city
77,020 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #4
Bohners Lake · near
77,021
Bohners Lake · near
77,021 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #5
Sandwich · near
77,027
Sandwich · near
77,027 median HH income
35.9% of the leader · rank #6
Oradell · highest
214,736
Oradell · highest
214,736 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Winooski on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 8,198.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Winooski - the verdict
Winooski ranks in the 58th percentile for household income and the 16th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
58th
percentile, household income
72nd
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
16th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Winooski, VT
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 8,198 residents in Winooski, a small town within Vermont. Median household income here is $77,020 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.1%. Typical homes in Winooski are valued around $350,700, and the median resident age is 32.7 years. 56.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 80.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 29 residential building permits were authorized in Winooski (Construction Slowdown), down 76% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Winooski's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2943.7 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Vermont tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Vermont scores 98.0 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,487 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Vermont run around $251, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 18.3 minutes, with 63.9% driving alone and 14.8% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 36.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Winooski's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to housing and income to reported crime to schools and households to population change to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Winooski, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Winooski?
Within Vermont, the closest population matches are Montpelier (8,038 residents, $79,175 income); Barre (8,461 residents, $53,288 income); Brattleboro (7,793 residents, $46,972 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are McGregor, FL (8,198 residents); Oradell, NJ (8,197 residents); Sans Souci, SC (8,199 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in Winooski?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Winooski?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2943.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 29% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 56.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Winooski growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +187 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 29 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+2.3%
2025 estimate
8,239
2020 estimate
8,052
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Winooski?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 63.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 18.3 minutes.
Public transit
2.5%
Work from home
14.8%
Drive alone
63.9%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 5,508 workers age 16+.
Above median income · poverty 8.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
98.0 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Vermont average
C-
City profile score · Winooski, VT
52/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A
56.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C
$77,020
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living D
98.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate D
8.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
348 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Winooski profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 89/100 (A) · 56.2%
Household income: 56/100 (C) · $77,020
Cost of living: 48/100 (D) · 98.0 index
Poverty rate: 47/100 (D) · 8.1%
Violent crime: 26/100 (F) · 348 /100k
Where Winooski sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Winooski's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Winooski highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Winooski, VT (this city): home $350,700, crime 2,944/100k
Oradell, NJ : home $702,400, crime 216/100k
Wilson, PA : home $191,800, crime 1,691/100k
New Prague, MN : home $323,500, crime 677/100k
Montpelier, VT : home $349,200, crime 2,298/100k
Barre, VT : home $200,100, crime 3,577/100k
Brattleboro, VT : home $239,500, crime 4,681/100k
Bennington, VT : home $185,100, crime 2,855/100k
Middlebury, VT : home $388,100, crime 1,472/100k
St. Albans, VT : home $245,600, crime 13,395/100k
How does Winooski compare to other US cities?
Winooski measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income58% higher than other cities
Home value72% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety16% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Vermont, Winooski ranks #23 of 30 Vermont cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Winooski against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Vermont only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Vermont-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Winooski near the bottom of Vermont's cities
Among the 161 Vermont cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Winooski ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Winooski only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#49 of 149
67th percentile in Vermont
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 161
0th percentile in Vermont
Median Home Value
#21 of 152
86th percentile in Vermont
Poverty Rate
#53 of 161
66th percentile in Vermont
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#23 of 161
86th percentile in Vermont
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Vermont only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
58th percentile nationally for median household income · 16th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Winooski's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Winooski's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Winooski's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$350,70028th percentilemore affordable than 28% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Winooski's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,087 of 15,516
More affordable than 22% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,242 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.6×, Winooski sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,087 of 15,516 and #9,242 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$77,020Winooski, VT median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Winooski, VT median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Winooski, VT.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)56.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)80.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,198
Median Income
$77,020
Median Home Value
$350,700
Median Age
32.7
Poverty Rate
8.1%
Labor force participation
80.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
56.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2943.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
348.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2595.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Winooski's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,052 residents
2021
8,374 residents
2022
8,353 residents
2023
8,257 residents
2024
8,309 residents
2025
8,239 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
29
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
27
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
121
3
118
$13.3M
2020
192
4
188
$13.9M
2021
31
3
28
$7.4M
2022
3
1
2
$0.3M
2023
77
3
74
$5.4M
2024
29
2
27
$3.6M
Permit volume decreased 76% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
18.3 minutes
Drive Alone
63.9%
Carpool
11.4%
Public Transit
2.5%
Walk
5.7%
Work from Home
14.8%
Other
1.7%
Based on 5,508 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Vermont statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $251
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Vermont at $251 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Vermont statewide averages, not a meter reading for Winooski. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Vermont's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Winooski is $1,487/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Vermont statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 36.4 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Vermont statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Winooski sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Winooski compares to similar-size Vermont cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.