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Idaho vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Idaho's land area is 9.0 times (797%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Idaho's total area is 8.7 times (769%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Idaho's north-south length is 2.9 times (193%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Idaho's east-west width is 3.1 times (212%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Borah Peak is 8,247 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 623 feet lower.
Idaho vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Idaho's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 2.9 times (191%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Boise's population is 5.4 times (436%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Boise City, ID metro area's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd 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 99 years.
Idaho vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Idaho's economic output is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Idaho's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Idaho's.
Idaho vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Idaho has 44 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Idaho's county count is 3.1 times (214%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Idaho's largest county is Idaho County at 8,478 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Idaho County's land area is 8.7 times (775%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Idaho: Payette County (407 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Payette County's land area is 5.0 times (397%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Idaho: Ada County (535,799 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Ada County's population is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Idaho: Clark County (794 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 7.6 times (660%) larger than Clark County's.
Richest county
- Idaho: Blaine County ($202,612 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Blaine County's income is 2.5 times (152%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Idaho: Madison County ($29,485 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.7 times (72%) richer than Madison County's.
Idaho vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Idaho has a top income tax rate of 5.3%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 3.45 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Idaho: 0.43% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.99 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Idaho: 6.03% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 0.4 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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