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Rhode Island vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Vermont's land area is 8.9 times (791%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Vermont's total area is 6.2 times (522%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Vermont's north-south length is 2.7 times (170%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Vermont's east-west width is 2.7 times (169%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Mansfield is 3,573 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Rhode Island vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Rhode Island's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Rhode Island's population density is 15.3 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Providence's population is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 1 years.
Rhode Island vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Rhode Island's economic output is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Rhode Island and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island and Vermont have about the same average income.
Rhode Island vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Rhode Island has 5 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Vermont's county count is 2.8 times (180%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Rhode Island's largest county is Providence County at 410 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Windsor County's land area is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Grand Isle County's land area is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Providence County's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Bristol County's population is 8.3 times (731%) larger than Essex County's.
Richest county
- Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Bristol County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Providence County's income is 1.2 times (20%) richer than Essex County's.
Rhode Island vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 2.76 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Rhode Island: 1.07% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.35 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Rhode Island: 7% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Rhode Island's combined rate is 0.57 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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