Chester, Vermont - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	798
Male Share of the Population	45.1%
Female Share of the Population	54.9%
Senior Citizens	25.8%
Employed Population 16+	400
Age of the Population	56

Families

% of people married	54.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	76.6%
Median Earnings25+	$47,367
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$0

Wealth

Median Family Income	$136,125
% Above Poverty Level	89%
% Below Poverty Level	11%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	12 minutes
% Working from Home	2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	11.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	52.8%
Median Gross Rent	$764
Median House Value	$233,200

Ancestry

English	25.2%
Irish	14.2%
French Except Basque	14.2%
Scottish	12.4%
German	8.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.8%
Italian	3.4%
Canadian	2.8%
Greek	1.5%
Hungarian	1.1%
Swedish	1.1%
Danishn	1%
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Chester Almanac

Category	Value
County	Windsor County
Standard Zip Codes	05143
P.O. Box Zip Codes	5144
Phone Area Codes	802
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	43.26
Approximate Longitude	-72.59

Chester Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CAVENDISH
Distance	7.1 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 29 F
Apr Temp	30 to 54 F
Jul Temp	55 to 82 F
Oct Temp	32 to 59 F
Annual Precip	46 inches

Station	BELLOWS FALLS
Distance	12.7 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	40.2 inches

Station	SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE
Distance	24.1 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 30 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 80 F
Oct Temp	33 to 59 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bellows Falls	2,985	$53,472
Ludlow	745	$61,083
North Westminster	199	$0
Perkinsville	108	$68,750
Saxtons River	494	$74,250

Chester Public Libraries

Whiting
117 MAIN ST.
Chester, Vermont
(802) 875-2277

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Chester Public Schools

Chester-andover Usd #29
72 Main Street
ZIP: 5143
(802) 875-2108
Primary
Total Enrollment 261

Green Mountain Uhsd #35
716 Vt Route 103 South
ZIP: 5143
(802) 875-2146
High
Total Enrollment 336

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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