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Massachusetts vs Vermont Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Vermont's land area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Massachusetts' total area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Vermont's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Massachusetts' east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 895 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. Massachusetts's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs Vermont Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 11.0 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. Massachusetts' population density is 13.0 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Boston's population is 15.2 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 21.9 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 3 years.
Massachusetts vs Vermont Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 16.8 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Vermont's.
Massachusetts vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: Massachusetts has 14 counties, while Vermont has 14. Massachusetts and Vermont have about the same county count.
Biggest county by area: Massachusetts's largest county is Worcester County at 1,511 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Worcester County's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (46 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Grand Isle County's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Nantucket County's.
Most populous county: Massachusetts: Middlesex County (1,668,956 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Middlesex County's population is 9.8 times (877%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County (14,670 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Nantucket County's population is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Essex County's.
Richest county: Massachusetts: Nantucket County ($129,250 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Nantucket County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: Massachusetts: Hampshire County ($65,432 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Hampshire County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Essex County's.
Massachusetts vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: Massachusetts has a top income tax rate of 9%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Massachusetts's top rate is 0.25 percentage points higher.
Property tax: Massachusetts: 1% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: Massachusetts: 6.25% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Vermont's combined rate is 0.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.