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
- BREAKING: Bristol resident wants historic Lord’s Prayer Rock destroyed Vermont Daily Chronicle · Aug 18
- Schedule - Mt. Abraham Eagles (Bristol, VT) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 5
- Bristol Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- How Vermont Became Ground Zero for the Anti-Israel Movement The Free Press · Jun 18
- Bristol Police search for person who torched porta potty WCAX · Jul 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Bristol
- Cubbers Restaurant — pizza
- Smoke & Lola's (café)
- The Tillerman Restaurant — american
- Wokky's — chinese
- Queen Bee's Snack Bar — burger
- Snap's Restaurant
- Tandem
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bristol
- Deer Leap Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lord's Prayer Rock reviews ★
- Starksboro Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sycamore Park reviews ★
- Winona Recreation Area reviews ★
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