South Shaftsbury vs Stamford

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

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

Stamford has the higher population (522 vs 442 in South Shaftsbury). Stamford has the higher median household income ($88,750 vs $58,692 in South Shaftsbury). Stamford has the higher median home value ($263,600 vs $194,200 in South Shaftsbury).

Population, income & housing

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
Population	442	522
Median age	64.1 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,692	$88,750
Median home value	$194,200	$263,600
Housing units	237	230
Homeownership rate	97.6%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
Population	412 → 442 (+7.3%)	465 → 522 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$51,818 → $58,692 (+13.3%)	$66,146 → $88,750 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$194,900 → $194,200 (-0.4%)	$225,000 → $263,600 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$789 → $900 (+14.1%)

South Shaftsbury

Population

412442

Median household income

$51,818$58,692

Median home value

$194,900$194,200

Stamford

Population

465522

Median household income

$66,146$88,750

Median home value

$225,000$263,600

Median gross rent

$789$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
Under 5	0.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	0.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	4.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	23.5%	20.7%
65 to 74	40.5%	19.0%
75 and over	4.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
No high school diploma	5.0%	6.1%
High school graduate	20.4%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	55.4%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
Drove alone	99.2%	86.5%
Carpooled	0.8%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
1-unit, detached	95.8%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	South Shaftsbury	Stamford
Poverty rate	5.9%	5.7%
Average household size	2.11	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	18	37
Median year structure built	1951	1965