East Dorset vs South Shaftsbury

A side-by-side comparison of East Dorset and South Shaftsbury: population, income, housing, and more.

East Dorset and South Shaftsbury are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Shaftsbury has the higher population (442 vs 297 in East Dorset). Since 2019, East Dorset's population has grown faster (+44.9% vs +7.3%).

Population, income & housing

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
Population	297	442
Median age	51.5 yrs	64.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,692
Median home value	—	$194,200
Housing units	192	237
Homeownership rate	92.2%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.8%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
Population	205 → 297 (+44.9%)	412 → 442 (+7.3%)
Median household income	—	$51,818 → $58,692 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$270,500 → $291,700 (+7.8%)	$194,900 → $194,200 (-0.4%)

East Dorset

Population

205297

Median home value

$270,500$291,700

South Shaftsbury

Population

412442

Median household income

$51,818$58,692

Median home value

$194,900$194,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
Under 5	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	31.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.2%
45 to 54	31.6%	4.5%
55 to 64	16.5%	23.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	40.5%
75 and over	9.1%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
Drove alone	87.2%	99.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
1-unit, detached	85.4%	95.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dorset	South Shaftsbury
Poverty rate	12.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1938	1951