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ZIP 05260, Bennington

Moderate

🇺🇸Bennington, Vermont · United States

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Bennington College Launches Screenwriting MFA The Hollywood Reporter

Bennington College, the alma mater of Brett Easton Ellis and Donna Tartt, is launching a low-residency screenwriting MFA.

2 days ago Read article

New film documents Linkin Park’s return, surprising ‘No Zero’ comeback cleveland.com

Linkin Park went into deep hibernation after the 2017 suicide of vocalist Chester Bennington, then surprised fans in 2024 by resurrecting with a new singer and drummer, recording a hit album ("From Zero") and touring the world. The new film "Linkin Park: Unshattered," directed by the band's Joe Hahn, documents the return on Sept. 30, alongside a live album that comes out Friday, Sept. 25.

1 week ago Read article

Pickle fever hits Bennington with VT festival Burlington Free Press

The Apple Barn in Bennington host a pickle festival on Sept. 19 with a mechanical pickle and cash prizes for home cooks.

1 week ago Read article

Council Bluffs family loses siblings in crash by Bennington Omaha World-Herald

Condolences are pouring in for a Council Bluffs family that lost two children Saturday in a two-vehicle crash near Bennington.

2 weeks ago Read article

Brother and sister die in two-vehicle crash near Bennington Omaha World-Herald

A 25-year-old woman and her 20-year-old brother died following a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning near Bennington that occurred when a sedan failed to yield for a stop sign.

2 weeks ago Read article

Data confidence

Moderate coverage

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography

25 pts

source authority

20 pts

freshness

20 pts

record coverage

0 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.

Score dashboard

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Safety

Bottom 1%

estimated

Affordability

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Schools

Bottom 1%

2020

Transport

Bottom 6%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 6%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 6%

pending

Property Confidence

Bottom 1%

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

🔥 Wildfire: None on record

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Community demographics

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Population

384

Median household income

$83,083/yr

Median home value

$228,300

Price-to-income ratio

Median home ÷ median household income

2.7×

Affordable

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Crime & Safety

Vermont · United States national statistics

80/100

Safety score based on Vermont region averages

Safety score estimated from national crime statistics for this region.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

🔥 No wildfire history

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Amenity data is being gathered from OpenStreetMap.

Public transit

Score 50/100

🚗

Car-dependent area

No public transit infrastructure data is available for this ZIP area. This typically reflects rural or very low-density suburban areas.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS · USGS · NIFC/WFIGS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods, earthquakes or wildfires recorded near this area since 2006.

Drug & substance activity

Drug offense data at ZIP-code level is not publicly reported in the FBI CDE dataset. City-wide violent and property crime rates are used for the safety score.

Affordability

ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Median household income

$83,083/yr

Median home value

$228,300

ZIP area population

384

Price-to-income ratio

2.7×

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