IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Shelburne, VT
Shelburne is a big small town of 6,499 people in Chittenden County, Vermont. It's about 7 miles from Burlington, VT and 180 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $553k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,499people
$553kTypical home
$1,439/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
84"Snow
182Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
Is Shelburne right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,499
- Part of a metro area
- About 906 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to Burlington, VT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $553k (≈$3,488/mo)
- Median rent $1,439/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,479 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 33% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BTV airport
- 117 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chittenden County: D+54 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk