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New Mexico vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 13.2 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 12.6 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 2.4 times (139%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 4.4 times (341%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 8,766 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Vermont's lowest point is 2,747 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 3.3 times (228%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 4.0 times (300%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Albuquerque's population is 12.6 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Albuquerque, NM metro area's population is 4.0 times (304%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th 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 121 years.
New Mexico vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- New Mexico and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Vermont's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- New Mexico's county count is 2.4 times (136%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 7.1 times (614%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Bernalillo County's population is 3.9 times (293%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Essex County's population is 9.5 times (851%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.2 times (22%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Essex County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 2.85 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.79 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 1.25 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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