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Vermont vs Virginia Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Virginia has 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 4.3 times (328%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 4.4 times (345%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Virginia is 223 miles (359 km).
- Virginia's north-south length is 1.4 times (35%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 4.1 times (312%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Virginia's is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).
- Mount Rogers is 1,345 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Virginia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Virginia's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs Virginia Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Virginia has 8,811,195 (2024).
- Virginia's population is 13.6 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Virginia: 223.2.
- Virginia's population density is 3.2 times (217%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Virginia's is Virginia Beach with 454,808.
- Virginia Beach's population is 10.2 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 28.1 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 3 years.
Vermont vs Virginia Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Virginia's $761.7 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 16.5 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Virginia: $86,451.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Vermont: $71,287 vs Virginia: $77,351 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Vermont's.
Vermont vs Virginia Counties
Number of counties
- Vermont has 14 counties, while Virginia has 133.
- Virginia's county count is 9.5 times (850%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Vermont's largest county is Windsor County at 969 square miles; Virginia's is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles.
- Windsor County and Pittsylvania County have about the same land area.
Smallest county by area
- Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi) vs Virginia: Falls Church city (2 sq mi).
- Grand Isle County's land area is 40.9 times larger than Falls Church city's.
Most populous county
- Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people) vs Virginia: Fairfax County (1,160,925 people).
- Fairfax County's population is 6.8 times (579%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people) vs Virginia: Highland County (2,348 people).
- Essex County's population is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Highland County's.
Richest county
- Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533 per capita income) vs Virginia: Arlington County ($131,624).
- Arlington County's income is 1.6 times (63%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Vermont: Essex County ($50,712 per capita income) vs Virginia: Sussex County ($41,032).
- Essex County's income is 1.2 times (24%) richer than Sussex County's.
Vermont vs Virginia Taxes
State income tax
- Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%, while Virginia has a top income tax rate of 5.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 3 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Vermont: 1.42% effective rate vs Virginia: 0.71% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Vermont: 6.43% combined state and average local rate vs Virginia: 5.77%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 0.66 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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