Montpelier with a population of about 8,000 people has the distinction of being the smallest capital city in the nation. Home to the New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier may have more outstanding restaurants per capita than any other place in the country. Lost Nation Theatre, the Vermont Mountaineers Baseball team, and Vermont College are just some of the great attractions that draw people to the Capital city. In addition to the state government, National Life Company and Union Mutual are two of the largest employers.

Montpelier is situated in the Winooski River Valley. Montpelier is the confluence of the North Branch and the Winooski Rivers.

Montpelier has a variety of housing stock from older city neighborhood homes on small lots to 100 year+ old mansions reminiscent of days gone by. Overlooking it all is Murray Hill with a mixture of townhouses and single family homes complete with swimming pools, tennis courts and best views of Camel’s Hump you could ever imagine.