Pros and Cons of Living in Johnson
Johnson's core trade-off pairs a real, genuine college-town identity and favorable crime data against an above-average property tax rate and a real, severe, still-recovering flood history.
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Learn morePro: a genuine college-town identity
VSU's Johnson campus (approximately 1,145 students) gives Johnson a real, distinctive college-town character relative to its own town size.
Pro: genuinely favorable crime data
Johnson runs 'as safe as the Vermont state average and safer than the national average,' a real, disclosed strength.
Con: an above-average property tax burden
Johnson's own cited property tax rate runs above both Vermont's own statewide anchor and the Lamoille County median -- a real cost to budget for, with a disclosed data tension in the underlying source.
Con: a real, severe, and still-not-fully-resolved flood history
Johnson was among the hardest-hit towns in Vermont's July 2023 flood, with recovery still in progress as of this pass's most recent sourcing -- a real, disclosed limit typical of a river-confluence Vermont town.
Key takeaways
- Pro: a real, genuine college-town identity anchored by VSU's Johnson campus.
- Pro: genuinely favorable crime data versus both state and national averages.
- Con: an above-average property tax burden versus Vermont's own statewide anchor.
- Con: a real, severe, and still-not-fully-resolved flood history (July 2023).
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