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Vermont vs Washington Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²).
- Washington's land area is 7.2 times (621%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 7.4 times (642%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km).
- Washington's north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 3.5 times (253%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m).
- Mount Rainier is 10,025 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Washington's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs Washington Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024).
- Washington's population is 12.3 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8.
- Washington's population density is 1.7 times (70%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995.
- Seattle's population is 17.6 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 18.1 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 98 years.
Vermont vs Washington Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Washington's $856.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 18.5 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Washington: $107,564.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Vermont's.
Average income
- Vermont: $71,287 vs Washington: $85,187 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Vermont's.
Vermont vs Washington Counties
Number of counties
- Vermont has 14 counties, while Washington has 39.
- Washington's county count is 2.8 times (179%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Vermont's largest county is Windsor County at 969 square miles; Washington's is Okanogan County at 5,266 square miles.
- Okanogan County's land area is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi) vs Washington: San Juan County (174 sq mi).
- San Juan County's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people) vs Washington: King County (2,340,211 people).
- King County's population is 13.7 times larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people) vs Washington: Garfield County (2,404 people).
- Essex County's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Garfield County's.
Richest county
- Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533 per capita income) vs Washington: King County ($128,684).
- King County's income is 1.6 times (60%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Vermont: Essex County ($50,712 per capita income) vs Washington: Ferry County ($50,456).
- Essex County and Ferry County have about the same income.
Vermont vs Washington Taxes
State income tax
- Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%, while Washington has a 9% tax on capital gains only.
Property tax
- Vermont: 1.42% effective rate vs Washington: 0.79% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.63 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Vermont: 6.43% combined state and average local rate vs Washington: 9.57%.
- Washington's combined rate is 3.14 percentage points higher.
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