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Bristol, Vermont

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BristolVermont

Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west.

Intro: Wikipedia

About Bristol

Set in the western part of Vermont, Bristol is a small unincorporated community.

Bristol holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.39 square miles.

📰 Bristol News Today

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Bristol Unique

  • One of 12 places in the US named Bristol — but the Vermont one has a character all its own.
  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in western Vermont, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

  • A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bristol

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Bristol

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bristol

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bristol

  • Bristol Elementary School
  • Mt. Abraham Union High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

StateVermont
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.39 sq mi
Coordinates44.1377, -73.0913

🌤️ Current Weather

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ConditionsPartly Cloudy
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