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Benson, VT

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Population
193
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Elevation
391 ft
Median Home Value
$228,100
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,375/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$35,917
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in VermontPopulation rankingHighest population places in VermontNearest larger communityEast Glenville, New York66 miles away · 11,914 residents.

About Benson

Benson is the primary village and a census-designated place in Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The 2020 census counted 269, residents. The CDP is in northwestern Rutland County, at the geographic center of the town. Vermont Route 22A runs along the eastern edge of the village, leading north 6 miles to Orwell and south 8 miles to Fair Haven. The short version is that Benson carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Benson: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Vermont Route 144 has its western terminus at Benson and leads northeast 4 miles to Hortonia.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower FEMA County Drought Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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