Town of Westfield, Vermont

Westfield is a rural town in Orleans County, in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. About 534 people live here (2020 Census), across roughly 40 square miles of farm and forest land near Jay Peak and Hazen’s Notch. This independent site collects civic notes for residents and visitors — not an official town publication.

Official municipal information lives at westfield.vt.gov (Town Offices: 38 School Street · 802-744-2484).

Explore

• Current Events

  Village wastewater study and cost analysis — Scenario A build cost, the $125k forgivable planning study, and how the two pots of money differ.

• Local Businesses

  Short, verified blurbs for shops, campgrounds, farms, and services listed on the town’s public directory and their own sites.

• Library

  Hitchcock Memorial Museum & Library — location, hours, and what the building offers.

• Parcel search

  Look up Westfield parcels by owner last name (public Grand List / VCGI extract).

• Tax sale map

  Area tax-sale notices (Atlas-matched parcels) and toggles for future listing layers. Westfield has no posted public sale list yet.

• History

  Documented facts from the town charter (1780) through settlement, Hazen’s Notch, and the Hitchcock gift that built the library.