Derby Line, VT

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Derby Line, Vermont

Derby Line, Vermont is 130 miles NW of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 190 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts. It is in Orleans county. The population of the village is 776.

The People and Families of Derby Line

In Derby Line, about 59% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Derby Line had a median family income of $37,375. The people of Derby Line can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the village.

Derby Line Housing

Of the housing in Derby Line, approximately 76% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the village is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities. Rents in Derby Line are lower than most places in Vermont. Property taxes in the village are low by Vermont standards.

Commuting

In Derby Line, 88% of commuters drive to work. It's harder to live without a car in Derby Line than most villages its size. The village features shorter commuting times than most similar places.

High Points

Derby Line strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Vermont):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 5%
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 8%
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Derby Line, VT

Comparing Derby Line to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Vermont (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	130 miles NW of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	190 miles N of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Orleans
Standard Zip Codes	05830
Phone Area Codes	802
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.005
Longitude	-72.098

Station	NEWPORT
Distance	7 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 26 F
Apr Temp	31 to 54 F
Jul Temp	57 to 81 F
Oct Temp	37 to 57 F
Annual Precip	40.7 inches

Station	WEST BURKE
Distance	25.2 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 24 F
Apr Temp	26 to 51 F
Jul Temp	51 to 80 F
Oct Temp	31 to 54 F
Annual Precip	42.3 inches

Station	COLEBROOK
Distance	31 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 24 F
Apr Temp	28 to 50 F
Jul Temp	54 to 77 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	39.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	776	100%
Male	372	47.9%
Female	404	52.1%
Under 18	192	24.7%
18+	584	75.3%
65+	125	16.1%
Median Age	39.3
Average Family Size	2.8
White	751	96.8%
African-American	3	0.4%
Asian	5	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	7	0.9%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	10	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	798
Growth	22
Growth %	2.8%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	20.4%
French Canadian	17.5%
English	16.6%
French (except Basque)	11.3%
Irish	9.5%
Italian	6.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.3%
Canadian	3.1%
German	2.9%
Scottish	1.6%
Greek	0.7%
British	0.7%
Hungarian	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Polish	0.4%
Russian	0.3%
Portuguese	0.3%
Belgian	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Derby Line	776	$37,375
Albany	165	$31,250
Barton	742	$32,625
Canaan	1,078	$36,705
Newport	5,005	$34,922
North Troy	593	$31,042
Orleans	826	$34,583

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