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New Hampshire vs Vermont Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). New Hampshire and Vermont have about the same land area.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Hampshire and Vermont have about the same total area.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). New Hampshire's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). Vermont's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Mount Washington is 1,893 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. New Hampshire's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs Vermont Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). New Hampshire's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. New Hampshire's population density is 2.2 times (124%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. Manchester's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 21.9 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 3 years.
New Hampshire vs Vermont Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. New Hampshire's economic output is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income: New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Vermont's.
New Hampshire vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties: New Hampshire has 10 counties, while Vermont has 14. Vermont's county count is 1.4 times (40%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area: New Hampshire's largest county is Coos County at 1,795 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles. Coos County's land area is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area: New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi). Strafford County's land area is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county: New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people). Hillsborough County's population is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county: New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people). Coos County's population is 5.2 times (415%) larger than Essex County's.
Richest county: New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533). Rockingham County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county: New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712). Coos County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Essex County's.
New Hampshire vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax: New Hampshire has no state income tax, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%. Vermont's top rate is 8.75 percentage points higher.
Property tax: New Hampshire: 1.46% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year. New Hampshire's rate is 0.04 percentage points higher.
Sales tax: New Hampshire: 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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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.