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Rutland, VT
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Rutland profile


Living in Rutland



Rutland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,695 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rutland is the fifth largest community in Vermont. Rutland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

One of the benefits of Rutland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.76 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In terms of college education, Rutland is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.08% of adults in Rutland have a college degree.

The per capita income in Rutland in 2018 was $35,063, which is lower middle income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,252 for a family of four. However, Rutland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rutland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rutland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rutland include English, Irish, French, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Rutland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.