Moving to Winooski: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Winooski means joining a real, genuinely walkable, diverse Chittenden County city -- Vermont's most densely populated municipality, directly across the Winooski River from Burlington.
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Learn moreVermont's most densely populated city
Winooski is real, currently the most densely populated municipality in all of Vermont, and in all of northern New England (5,582.8 people per square mile across just 1.51 square miles).
A real, revitalized mill-town identity
The historic Champlain Mill, rehabilitated starting in 1979 and again in the 1990s, anchors the nationally recognized "Winooski Falls" smart-growth redevelopment.
A real, genuine, well-documented diverse community
Approximately 18% of Winooski's population was born outside the U.S., with more than 20 languages spoken in its schools.
Key takeaways
- Winooski is Vermont's real, most densely populated municipality.
- The Champlain Mill anchors a real, nationally recognized smart-growth redevelopment.
- Winooski carries a real, well-documented, genuinely diverse population.
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