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South Shaftsbury is a tiny town of 566 people in Bennington County, Vermont. It's about 34 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 85 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
566people
$229kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
86"Snow
208Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 566
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 252 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Hartford, CT
- 34 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (810 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 30% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ALB airport
- 34 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,034 ft
- 114 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bennington County: D+22 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.