City Score: Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Burlington-South Burlington, VT: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Burlington-South Burlington, VT scores 44 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 44 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Burlington-South Burlington, VT

  • What Burlington-South Burlington, VT is up against: 40 out of 100 — Better than 71% of cbsas
  • Where grace is growing: 26 out of 100 — Better than 39% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 56 out of 100 — Better than 58% of cbsas, down 7 points
  • Christian liberty: 32 out of 100 — Better than 23% of cbsas, down 4 points

What takes Burlington-South Burlington, VT to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 0 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Divorces up 25 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 20 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 6 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Burlington-South Burlington, VT over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Vermont · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Vermont · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Burlington-South Burlington, VT (3 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Vermont · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Vermont · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 30 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

  1. Alburgh, VT — 46, Liberty
  2. Grand Isle, VT — 46, Liberty
  3. Isle La Motte, VT — 46, Liberty
  4. South Hero, VT — 46, Liberty
  5. Charlotte, VT — 44, Liberty
  6. Colchester, VT — 44, Liberty
  7. Essex Junction, VT — 44, Liberty
  8. Hinesburg, VT — 44, Liberty
  9. Huntington, VT — 44, Liberty
  10. Jericho, VT — 44, Liberty
  11. Milton, VT — 44, Liberty
  12. Richmond, VT — 44, Liberty
  13. Shelburne, VT — 44, Liberty
  14. Underhill, VT — 44, Liberty
  15. Westford, VT — 44, Liberty
  16. Williston, VT — 44, Liberty
  17. Swanton, VT — 39, Liberty
  18. Winooski, VT — 37, Liberty
  19. South Burlington, VT — 36, Liberty
  20. Bakersfield, VT — 35, Liberty
  21. Cambridge, VT — 35, Liberty
  22. Enosburg, VT — 35, Liberty
  23. Fairfax, VT — 35, Liberty
  24. Fairfield, VT — 35, Liberty
  25. Georgia, VT — 35, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Burlington-South Burlington, VT, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/burlington-south-burlington-vt. Methodology.

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