The 10 Gayest Places In Vermont For 2024


The gayest cities in Vermont are Winooski and St. Albans for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Vermont research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Vermont with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Vermont is Winooski. 0.82% of households in Winooski are gay.

  • The city in Vermont with the most same-sex houesholds is Burlington with 154 gay households.

  • Vermont is the 1st most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Vermont Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 1.81% of Vermont residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 5,028 gay households in The Green Mountain State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Vermont.

After analyzing 12 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Vermont for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Vermont For 2024

  1. Winooski
  2. St. Albans
  3. Burlington
  4. Rutland
  5. Barre
  6. Bellows Falls
  7. Essex Junction
  8. Montpelier
  9. Morrisville
  10. Newport

What’s the gayest place in Vermont? According to the facts, Winooski is the gayest place in Vermont for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Vermont reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Vermont For 2024

Winooski, VT

Source: Wikipedia User The original uploader was Hortont424 at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 2.5
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Households: 3,164
Gay Households: 29 (2nd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.82% (1st highest)
More on Winooski: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

St. Albans, VT

Source: Wikipedia User Mitchazenia | CC BY-SA 4.0
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Households: 2,763
Gay Households: 7 (6th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.51% (2nd highest)
More on St. Albans: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Burlington, VT

Source: Wikipedia User Kenneth C. Zirkel | CC BY-SA 4.0
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7.5
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Households: 16,197
Gay Households: 154 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 0.47% (3rd highest)
More on Burlington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Rutland, VT

Source: Wikipedia User | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

7
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Households: 7,062
Gay Households: 7 (6th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.2% (4th highest)
More on Rutland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Barre, VT

Source: Wikipedia User John Phelan | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
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Households: 4,031
Gay Households: 0 (10th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (5th highest)
More on Barre: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Bellows Falls, VT

Source: Wikipedia User Wayne Blanchard (VtWayne at en.wikipedia) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
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Households: 1,336
Gay Households: 0 (10th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (6th highest)
More on Bellows Falls: Data | Crime

Essex Junction, VT

Source: Wikipedia User Mfwills | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
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Households: 4,264
Gay Households: 0 (10th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (7th highest)
More on Essex Junction: Data | Cost Of Living

Montpelier, VT

Source: Wikipedia User The original uploader was Decumanus at English Wikipedia | GFDL
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8.5
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Households: 3,726
Gay Households: 16 (3rd highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (8th highest)
More on Montpelier: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Morrisville, VT

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Overall SnackAbility

5
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Households: 1,020
Gay Households: 8 (5th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (9th highest)
More on Morrisville: Data

Newport, VT

Source: Wikipedia User P199 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
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Households: 1,887
Gay Households: 0 (10th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.0% (10th highest)
More on Newport: Data | Crime

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Vermont for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Vermont, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 12 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 0.82% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Vermont.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Vermont For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Vermont, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Vermont are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Vermont:

  • Vergennes
  • South Burlington
  • Newport

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Table: Gayest Places To Live In Vermont

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Winooski 3,164 0.82%
2 St. Albans 2,763 0.51%
3 Burlington 16,197 0.47%
4 Rutland 7,062 0.2%
5 Barre 4,031 0.0%
6 Bellows Falls 1,336 0.0%
7 Essex Junction 4,264 0.0%
8 Montpelier 3,726 0.0%
9 Morrisville 1,020 0.0%
10 Newport 1,887 0.0%
11 South Burlington 8,685 0.0%
12 Vergennes 1,163 0.0%
About Chris Kolmar

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