Is Bennington County, VT a radon risk area?

Bennington County is mapped as Zone 2 - Moderate Potential by EPA — meaning the county-wide average indoor level is predicted between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Rank it against the rest of the country and Bennington County lands in the 52nd percentile for radon potential.

How Bennington County compares

About 37,039 people live in Bennington County, Vermont, spread over 674.237 square miles. Population density there runs about 55 people per square mile. Rank 423 by population within its EPA zone puts Bennington County at the 59th percentile among zone peers. Bennington County falls in EPA Radon Region 1, one of 59 counties nationally EPA assigns to that same geologic province.

What this actually means for a house in Bennington County

Bennington County's Zone 2 prediction clears the 1.3 pCi/L national indoor average without reaching EPA's own 4 pCi/L point for recommending a fix. Bennington County's Zone 2 rating sits in the middle nationally; EPA's guidance is unchanged by that — test every home regardless of its zone.

Next steps for a home in Bennington County

Nothing about Bennington County's EPA zone changes the mitigation number: $800–$2,500 nationally (around $1,200 typical), set by the house's foundation rather than the county it sits in — and only relevant once a test actually clears 4 pCi/L.

Find Vermont's state radon program

Bennington County's test kit answers today; a Airthings radon monitor keeps answering for Bennington County over time. Affiliate link, RadonZoneCheck earns a commission there, at no extra cost to you. Use code RADONZONE-10OFF at checkout for 10% off.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to EPA's own Map of Radon Zones and Census data, documented in the methodology guide. If you're unsure why a low zone still deserves a test, the zone explainer covers that directly.