Manchester, Vermont

About Manchester

Manchester is a tiny community in southwestern Vermont, home to 767 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Manchester is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 3.54 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 217 residents per square mile.

📰 Manchester News Today

• 49 Vaughn Farm Rd, Manchester, VT 05255 Realtor.com · Oct 11
• Craigin Salsgiver Obituary (1956 - 2026) - Dorset, VT - The Manchester Journal Legacy | Obituary · Oct 9
• Manchester weighs a new path to protect its past Manchester journal · Oct 8
• This Is One of New England’s Most Charming Mountain Towns—With Historic Landmarks, a Cute Main Street, and Fall Foliage Travel + Leisure · Sep 25
• Apple-cheddar bagels, pie and fall flavors await Brattleboro Reformer · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Manchester Unique

• A top-25 city in Vermont by population (#21 of 39 incorporated places).
• One of 21 places in the US named Manchester — but the Vermont one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Vermont, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Manchester

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Manchester

• Bonnet & Main Café (café)
• Dina’s Bakery Cafe (café)
• Moonwink — asian
• Mulligan's Pub & Restaurant
• Mystic Cafe & Wine Bar
• Ponce Bistro — coffee shop
• Sam's Wood Fired Pizza Co. — pizza
• Seasons
• The Copper Grouse
• The Silver Fork

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Hildene Main House · Museum
• John Zaccheo Fine Art Gallery · Art gallery
• Pastime Pinball · Arcade
• The American Museum of Fly Fishing · Museum
• Visitors Center Hildene · Museum
• Ellenbogen Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Manchester

• Factory Point Town Green reviews ★
• Lye Brook Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Manchester

🏘️ Nearby Communities