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Montana vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Montana's land area is 15.8 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 15.3 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 1.9 times (93%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 5.4 times (437%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Granite Peak is 8,383 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 1,710 feet lower.
Montana vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Montana's population is 1.8 times (75%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 9.0 times (803%) higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Billings' population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st 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 98 years.
Montana vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Montana's economic output is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Montana and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana and Vermont have about the same average income.
Montana vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Montana has 56 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Montana's county count is 4.0 times (300%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Montana's largest county is Beaverhead County at 5,543 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Beaverhead County's land area is 5.7 times (472%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Montana: Silver Bow County (718 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Silver Bow County's land area is 8.8 times (778%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Montana: Yellowstone County (171,583 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Yellowstone County and Chittenden County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- Montana: Petroleum County (525 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 11.5 times larger than Petroleum County's.
Richest county
- Montana: Gallatin County ($94,573 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Gallatin County's income is 1.2 times (17%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Montana: Blaine County ($37,554 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.4 times (35%) richer than Blaine County's.
Montana vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Montana has a top income tax rate of 5.65%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 3.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Montana: 0.69% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.73 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Montana: 0% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 6.43 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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