Castleton is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, home to about 4,453 people across 39 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 05732 and 05735, and parts of 05743 are in Castleton too.
Homes sold for a median of $325 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population4,453114 per sq mi
Median home value$224,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$325Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Castleton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Castleton
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)68 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA141 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY208 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Castleton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Castleton
U.S. Representative · Vermont at-largeBecca Balint (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Castleton had 4,458 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 35th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Rutland County grew from 44,209 residents in 1900 to 60,572 in 2020.
Rutland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 75 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rutland, VT weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Rutland County
22,482 jobs at 1,945 businesses in Rutland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
41 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Castleton’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Rutland Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rutland11.4 miles
Porter Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Middlebury25.9 miles
Glens Falls HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Glens Falls31.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
11
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
18
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Castleton
Parks (3 nearby)
Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Area1.9 mi
Marsh Pond Wildlife Management Area3.0 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Prunier's Market2.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Kinney Drugs1.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Castleton Free Library0.9 mi
Calvin Coolidge Library1.2 mi
Museums
Vermont Marble Museum7.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Cassella Theater1.1 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Castleton
Public schools here are run by Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Castleton Elementary SchoolCastleton
Pre-K–6
216
Public
1.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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