Milton vs Shelburne

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

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

Shelburne has the higher population (6,292 vs 3,510 in Milton). Shelburne has the higher median household income ($106,187 vs $82,750 in Milton). Shelburne has the higher median home value ($496,700 vs $309,000 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Shelburne
Population	3,510	6,292
Median age	37.6 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$82,750	$106,187
Median home value	$309,000	$496,700
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,238
Housing units	1,290	3,020
Homeownership rate	67.6%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Shelburne
Population	2,507 → 3,510 (+40.0%)	525 → 6,292 (+1098.5%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $82,750 (+18.2%)	$82,895 → $106,187 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$255,400 → $309,000 (+21.0%)	$278,600 → $496,700 (+78.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,643 (+40.5%)	$1,349 → $1,238 (-8.2%)

Milton

Population

2,5073,510

Median household income

$70,000$82,750

Median home value

$255,400$309,000

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,643

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)

	Milton	Shelburne
Under 5	6.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	9.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	12.1%	2.3%
25 to 34	19.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	8.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	14.4%
75 and over	3.7%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Shelburne
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	88.4%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Shelburne
No high school diploma	13.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.3%	8.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	36.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Shelburne
Drove alone	75.3%	70.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	1.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	22.2%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Shelburne
1-unit, detached	43.7%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	6.4%
20 or more units	9.7%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Shelburne
Poverty rate	8.5%	8.7%
Average household size	2.75	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1987	1984