171 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 1 | 6.38% | 2,751 | 1,582 |
| Morristown | 2 | 2.98% | 6,468 | 5,441 |
| Morrisville | 3 | 2.57% | 2,517 | 2,141 |
| South Burlington | 4 | 1.7% | 22,462 | 20,215 |
| Cornwall | 5 | 1.6% | 1,336 | 1,209 |
| West Rutland | 6 | 1.5% | 2,300 | 2,210 |
| Randolph | 7 | 1.42% | 5,059 | 4,770 |
| Brighton | 8 | 1.18% | 1,285 | 1,156 |
| Monkton | 9 | 1.17% | 2,248 | 2,076 |
| Lincoln | 10 | 1.15% | 1,411 | 1,328 |
| Shelburne | 11 | 1.08% | 8,304 | 7,802 |
| Salisbury | 12 | 1.03% | 1,272 | 1,220 |
| Fairfax | 13 | 0.96% | 5,476 | 5,050 |
| Winooski | 14 | 0.96% | 8,531 | 8,048 |
| Colchester | 15 | 0.92% | 18,137 | 17,502 |
| Concord | 16 | 0.86% | 1,169 | 1,139 |
| Shoreham | 17 | 0.85% | 1,309 | 1,249 |
| Wilmington | 18 | 0.82% | 2,330 | 2,250 |
| Sheldon | 19 | 0.82% | 2,220 | 2,144 |
| Waterford | 20 | 0.76% | 1,325 | 1,282 |
| Westford | 21 | 0.66% | 2,137 | 2,070 |
| Sunderland | 22 | 0.66% | 1,074 | 1,055 |
| Hinesburg | 23 | 0.61% | 4,800 | 4,701 |
| Starksboro | 24 | 0.6% | 1,834 | 1,757 |
| Grand Isle | 25 | 0.6% | 2,188 | 2,080 |
| St. Albans | 26 | 0.58% | 7,112 | 6,869 |
| Ferrisburgh | 27 | 0.55% | 2,720 | 2,642 |
| Fletcher | 28 | 0.5% | 1,401 | 1,354 |
| Lunenburg | 29 | 0.47% | 1,274 | 1,255 |
| Essex Junction | 30 | 0.46% | 10,887 | 10,587 |
| Thetford | 31 | 0.45% | 2,874 | 2,773 |
| Bradford | 32 | 0.42% | 2,868 | 2,791 |
| Newbury | 33 | 0.42% | 2,399 | 2,292 |
| Bridport | 34 | 0.4% | 1,257 | 1,227 |
| Fairfield | 35 | 0.39% | 2,050 | 1,991 |
| Huntington | 36 | 0.36% | 1,950 | 1,927 |
| Swanton | 37 | 0.33% | 2,397 | 2,351 |
| South Hero | 38 | 0.29% | 1,737 | 1,669 |
| New Haven | 39 | 0.29% | 1,754 | 1,701 |
| Vergennes | 40 | 0.27% | 2,596 | 2,554 |
| Milton | 41 | 0.26% | 10,858 | 10,741 |
| Richmond | 42 | 0.24% | 4,177 | 4,159 |
| Marlboro | 43 | 0.23% | 1,780 | 1,727 |
| Middlebury | 44 | 0.22% | 9,254 | 9,149 |
| Corinth | 45 | 0.2% | 1,507 | 1,459 |
| Castleton | 46 | 0.13% | 4,467 | 4,445 |
| Swanton | 47 | 0.12% | 6,870 | 6,760 |
| St. Albans | 48 | 0.1% | 7,123 | 7,012 |
| Washington | 49 | 0.09% | 1,061 | 1,030 |
| Mendon | 50 | 0.08% | 1,180 | 1,166 |
| Williamstown | 51 | 0.08% | 3,610 | 3,523 |
| Braintree | 52 | 0.08% | 1,225 | 1,205 |
| Orwell | 53 | 0.08% | 1,257 | 1,247 |
| Chelsea | 54 | 0.08% | 1,266 | 1,233 |
| Brookfield | 55 | 0.08% | 1,281 | 1,249 |
| Brandon | 56 | 0.07% | 4,122 | 4,122 |
| Tunbridge | 57 | 0.07% | 1,376 | 1,343 |
| Cabot | 58 | 0.07% | 1,470 | 1,434 |
| Troy | 59 | 0.06% | 1,720 | 1,724 |
| Lyndon | 60 | 0.04% | 5,655 | 5,487 |
| Pittsford | 61 | 0.03% | 2,893 | 2,880 |
| Jericho | 62 | 0.02% | 5,110 | 5,095 |
| Poultney | 63 | 0% | 1,091 | 1,093 |
| Dorset | 64 | 0% | 2,140 | 2,136 |
| Franklin | 65 | 0% | 1,405 | 1,370 |
| Montgomery | 66 | 0% | 1,220 | 1,188 |
| Stowe | 67 | 0% | 5,292 | 5,228 |
| Orange | 68 | 0% | 1,080 | 1,056 |
| Essex | 69 | -0.04% | 11,487 | 11,495 |
| Bristol | 70 | -0.05% | 3,775 | 3,775 |
| Waitsfield | 71 | -0.05% | 1,878 | 1,838 |
| Highgate | 72 | -0.06% | 3,558 | 3,472 |
| Underhill | 73 | -0.06% | 3,119 | 3,147 |
| Charlotte | 74 | -0.08% | 3,891 | 3,912 |
| Bolton | 75 | -0.08% | 1,290 | 1,295 |
| Topsham | 76 | -0.08% | 1,223 | 1,200 |
| Strafford | 77 | -0.09% | 1,101 | 1,094 |
| Shrewsbury | 78 | -0.09% | 1,097 | 1,095 |
| Alburgh | 79 | -0.09% | 2,164 | 2,101 |
| Burke | 80 | -0.12% | 1,639 | 1,644 |
| Duxbury | 81 | -0.14% | 1,440 | 1,416 |
| Middlesex | 82 | -0.17% | 1,808 | 1,779 |
| Clarendon | 83 | -0.17% | 2,401 | 2,396 |
| Burlington | 84 | -0.18% | 44,275 | 44,745 |
| Georgia | 85 | -0.18% | 4,883 | 4,857 |
| St. Johnsbury | 86 | -0.19% | 7,357 | 7,335 |
| Addison | 87 | -0.22% | 1,345 | 1,353 |
| Moretown | 88 | -0.23% | 1,744 | 1,747 |
| North Bennington | 89 | -0.24% | 1,692 | 1,718 |
| Chittenden | 90 | -0.25% | 1,219 | 1,232 |
| Arlington | 91 | -0.25% | 2,422 | 2,458 |
| Dover | 92 | -0.27% | 1,825 | 1,801 |
| Pownal | 93 | -0.28% | 3,240 | 3,264 |
| Whitingham | 94 | -0.3% | 1,343 | 1,339 |
| Enosburg Falls | 95 | -0.3% | 1,325 | 1,352 |
| Chester | 96 | -0.3% | 2,975 | 2,985 |
| Richford | 97 | -0.3% | 2,304 | 2,326 |
| Bakersfield | 98 | -0.31% | 1,289 | 1,282 |
| Derby | 99 | -0.33% | 4,477 | 4,573 |
| Rutland | 100 | -0.35% | 15,457 | 15,781 |
| Springfield | 101 | -0.36% | 8,964 | 9,066 |
| Norwich | 102 | -0.36% | 3,601 | 3,614 |
| Poultney | 103 | -0.4% | 2,971 | 3,010 |
| Northfield | 104 | -0.41% | 5,867 | 5,911 |
| Manchester | 105 | -0.43% | 4,424 | 4,480 |
| Williston | 106 | -0.43% | 10,005 | 10,156 |
| Fayston | 107 | -0.43% | 1,396 | 1,370 |
| Enosburgh | 108 | -0.43% | 2,770 | 2,804 |
| Barre | 109 | -0.44% | 7,949 | 7,924 |
| Hardwick | 110 | -0.44% | 2,942 | 2,913 |
| Berkshire | 111 | -0.44% | 1,584 | 1,570 |
| Bellows Falls | 112 | -0.44% | 2,715 | 2,789 |
| Danville | 113 | -0.47% | 2,334 | 2,330 |
| Danby | 114 | -0.47% | 1,272 | 1,283 |
| Calais | 115 | -0.48% | 1,652 | 1,666 |
| Fair Haven | 116 | -0.48% | 2,684 | 2,730 |
| Montpelier | 117 | -0.5% | 7,837 | 8,070 |
| Wells | 118 | -0.5% | 1,196 | 1,209 |
| East Montpelier | 119 | -0.5% | 2,578 | 2,596 |
| Shaftsbury | 120 | -0.5% | 3,557 | 3,595 |
| Killington | 121 | -0.5% | 1,383 | 1,399 |
| Bennington | 122 | -0.51% | 14,969 | 15,306 |
| Rutland | 123 | -0.51% | 3,878 | 3,920 |
| West Windsor | 124 | -0.52% | 1,349 | 1,348 |
| Barre | 125 | -0.52% | 8,217 | 8,478 |
| Wallingford | 126 | -0.53% | 2,083 | 2,129 |
| Newfane | 127 | -0.55% | 1,631 | 1,645 |
| Coventry | 128 | -0.56% | 1,062 | 1,095 |
| Plainfield | 129 | -0.57% | 1,229 | 1,236 |
| Londonderry | 130 | -0.58% | 1,901 | 1,918 |
| Pawlet | 131 | -0.58% | 1,382 | 1,418 |
| Putney | 132 | -0.58% | 2,567 | 2,616 |
| Brownington | 133 | -0.59% | 1,014 | 1,043 |
| Johnson | 134 | -0.61% | 1,305 | 1,353 |
| Craftsbury | 135 | -0.61% | 1,293 | 1,332 |
| Glover | 136 | -0.64% | 1,082 | 1,114 |
| Rochester | 137 | -0.65% | 1,073 | 1,097 |
| Newport | 138 | -0.65% | 4,276 | 4,447 |
| Mount Holly | 139 | -0.65% | 1,371 | 1,391 |
| Waterbury | 140 | -0.67% | 5,362 | 5,328 |
| Woodstock | 141 | -0.67% | 2,968 | 3,005 |
| Winhall | 142 | -0.69% | 1,148 | 1,184 |
| Ludlow | 143 | -0.7% | 2,134 | 2,169 |
| Proctor | 144 | -0.71% | 1,688 | 1,739 |
| Windsor | 145 | -0.74% | 3,470 | 3,548 |
| Weathersfield | 146 | -0.75% | 2,792 | 2,838 |
| Hartford | 147 | -0.75% | 10,499 | 10,694 |
| Irasburg | 148 | -0.75% | 1,196 | 1,238 |
| Warren | 149 | -0.77% | 1,944 | 1,975 |
| Barton | 150 | -0.8% | 2,729 | 2,865 |
| Sharon | 151 | -0.84% | 1,534 | 1,564 |
| Bethel | 152 | -0.84% | 1,884 | 1,942 |
| Barnet | 153 | -0.85% | 1,626 | 1,656 |
| Dummerston | 154 | -0.87% | 1,832 | 1,863 |
| Cavendish | 155 | -0.87% | 1,372 | 1,395 |
| Royalton | 156 | -0.88% | 2,699 | 2,748 |
| Wolcott | 157 | -0.91% | 1,638 | 1,671 |
| Hartland | 158 | -0.91% | 3,379 | 3,449 |
| Westminster | 159 | -0.95% | 2,924 | 3,003 |
| Ryegate | 160 | -0.97% | 1,127 | 1,163 |
| Berlin | 161 | -0.98% | 2,820 | 2,850 |
| Townshend | 162 | -1.02% | 1,256 | 1,288 |
| Marshfield | 163 | -1.03% | 1,531 | 1,584 |
| Guilford | 164 | -1.06% | 2,063 | 2,122 |
| Vernon | 165 | -1.07% | 2,127 | 2,181 |
| Johnson | 166 | -1.11% | 3,304 | 3,483 |
| Rockingham | 167 | -1.13% | 4,639 | 4,836 |
| Brattleboro | 168 | -1.13% | 11,707 | 12,167 |
| Hyde Park | 169 | -1.2% | 2,888 | 3,013 |
| Cambridge | 170 | -1.32% | 3,589 | 3,823 |
| Eden | 171 | -1.42% | 1,251 | 1,339 |
Vermont's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Newport leads with 6.38% annualized growth, followed by Morristown (2.98%) and Morrisville (2.57%). The largest population centers are Burlington (44,275), South Burlington (22,462), and Colchester (18,137). Of the 171 cities over 1,000 population, 68 are growing while 103 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.07% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.93% annually.