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District of Columbia vs Vermont Geography
Land area: District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). Vermont's land area is 151.1 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area: District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. Vermont's total area is 140.7 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length: District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). Vermont's north-south length is 12.7 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width: District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Vermont's east-west width is 9.4 times (842%) wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point: District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Mansfield is 3,955 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point: District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. District of Columbia's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs Vermont Population and History
Population: District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). District of Columbia's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. District of Columbia's population density is 163.3 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Washington's population is 15.8 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 28.1 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 1 years.
District of Columbia vs Vermont Economy
GDP: District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. District of Columbia's economic output is 4.0 times (298%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.7 times (268%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (56%) higher than Vermont's.
District of Columbia vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Vermont has 14. Vermont's county count is 14.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area: District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Windsor County's land area is 15.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Grand Isle County's land area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). District of Columbia's population is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). District of Columbia's population is 116.3 times larger than Essex County's.
Richest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). District of Columbia's income is 1.4 times (38%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). District of Columbia's income is 2.2 times (119%) richer than Essex County's.
District of Columbia vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. District of Columbia's top rate is 2 percentage points higher.
Property tax: District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. Vermont's rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%. Vermont's combined rate is 0.43 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.