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Connecticut vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Vermont's land area is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Vermont's total area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Vermont's north-south length is 2.3 times (126%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Vermont's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 2,008 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Connecticut's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Connecticut's population is 5.7 times (467%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Connecticut's population density is 10.8 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Bridgeport's population is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 5.1 times (410%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 3 years.
Connecticut vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 7.7 times (671%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Vermont's.
Connecticut vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Connecticut has 9 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Vermont's county count is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest county by area
- Connecticut's largest county is Capitol Planning Region at 1,027 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Capitol Planning Region's land area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Connecticut: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (140 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's land area is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Connecticut: Capitol Planning Region (991,508 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Capitol Planning Region's population is 5.8 times (480%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Connecticut: Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (97,701 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region's population is 16.2 times larger than Essex County's.
Richest county
- Connecticut: Western Connecticut Planning Region ($165,513 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Western Connecticut Planning Region's income is 2.1 times (106%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Connecticut: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region ($64,845 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's income is 1.3 times (28%) richer than Essex County's.
Connecticut vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Connecticut has a top income tax rate of 6.99%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 1.76 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Connecticut: 1.66% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Connecticut's rate is 0.24 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Connecticut: 6.35% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 0.08 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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