About Chelsea
Chelsea is a small unincorporated community in central Vermont.
Chelsea holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.89 square miles.
📰 Chelsea News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Chelsea Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Chelsea — 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.
- Part of the fabric of Vermont — one of 180 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Chelsea
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Chelsea
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Flint Covered Bridge · Attraction
- Larkin Covered Bridge · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chelsea
- Cobb Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Old City Falls Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Kibling Hill Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Washington State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Washington Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Chelsea
- First Branch Elementary School
- First Branch Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.