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California vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- California's land area is 16.9 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- California's total area is 17.0 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- California's north-south length is 4.6 times (361%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- California's east-west width is 6.2 times (525%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Whitney is 10,100 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- California's lowest point is 374 feet lower.
California vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- California's population is 60.8 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- California's population density is 3.6 times (259%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Los Angeles' population is 87.3 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 56.3 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 59 years.
California vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- California's economic output is 87.4 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Vermont's.
California vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- California has 58 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- California's county count is 4.1 times (314%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- California's largest county is San Bernardino County at 20,068 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- San Bernardino County's land area is 20.7 times larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- California: San Francisco County (47 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Grand Isle County's land area is 1.8 times (75%) larger than San Francisco County's.
Most populous county
- California: Los Angeles County (9,757,179 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Los Angeles County's population is 57.1 times larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- California: Alpine County (1,099 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 5.5 times (449%) larger than Alpine County's.
Richest county
- California: Marin County ($190,891 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Marin County's income is 2.4 times (137%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- California: Trinity County ($42,191 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Trinity County's.
California vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- California has a top income tax rate of 13.3%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- California's top rate is 4.55 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- California: 0.71% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- California: 9.03% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- California's combined rate is 2.6 percentage points higher.
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