Burlington vs Shelburne

A side-by-side comparison of Burlington and Shelburne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burlington has the higher population (44,649 vs 6,292 in Shelburne). Shelburne has the higher median household income ($106,187 vs $68,854 in Burlington). Shelburne has the higher median home value ($496,700 vs $400,200 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Shelburne
Population	44,649	6,292
Median age	26.7 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,854	$106,187
Median home value	$400,200	$496,700
Median gross rent	$1,609	$1,238
Housing units	18,339	3,020
Homeownership rate	39.8%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Shelburne
Population	42,545 → 44,649 (+4.9%)	525 → 6,292 (+1098.5%)
Median household income	$51,394 → $68,854 (+34.0%)	$82,895 → $106,187 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$284,500 → $400,200 (+40.7%)	$278,600 → $496,700 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,609 (+32.6%)	$1,349 → $1,238 (-8.2%)

Burlington

Population

42,54544,649

Median household income

$51,394$68,854

Median home value

$284,500$400,200

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,609

Shelburne

Population

5256,292

Median household income

$82,895$106,187

Median home value

$278,600$496,700

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,238

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burlington	Shelburne
Under 5	3.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	7.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	35.5%	2.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.5%	14.4%
75 and over	4.6%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Shelburne
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	88.4%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Shelburne
No high school diploma	5.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	15.8%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.0%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.5%	36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Shelburne
Drove alone	47.3%	70.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	4.3%
Public transit	5.3%	1.7%
Walked	16.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	5.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	22.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Shelburne
1-unit, detached	33.2%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	6.4%
20 or more units	11.8%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Shelburne
Poverty rate	23.0%	8.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1957	1984