Shelburne vs South Burlington

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

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

South Burlington has the higher population (20,488 vs 6,292 in Shelburne). Shelburne has the higher median household income ($106,187 vs $97,229 in South Burlington). Shelburne has the higher median home value ($496,700 vs $399,600 in South Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Shelburne	South Burlington
Population	6,292	20,488
Median age	51.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$106,187	$97,229
Median home value	$496,700	$399,600
Median gross rent	$1,238	$1,755
Housing units	3,020	9,587
Homeownership rate	70.2%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.3%	65.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shelburne	South Burlington
Population	525 → 6,292 (+1098.5%)	19,162 → 20,488 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$82,895 → $106,187 (+28.1%)	$73,065 → $97,229 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$278,600 → $496,700 (+78.3%)	$307,500 → $399,600 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,349 → $1,238 (-8.2%)	$1,401 → $1,755 (+25.3%)

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

South Burlington

Population

19,16220,488

Median household income

$73,065$97,229

Median home value

$307,500$399,600

Median gross rent

$1,401$1,755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shelburne	South Burlington
Under 5	3.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	2.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	3.9%	15.4%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	14.4%	9.2%
75 and over	15.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shelburne	South Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	8.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shelburne	South Burlington
No high school diploma	3.2%	1.7%
High school graduate	8.5%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	19.0%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	36.4%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shelburne	South Burlington
Drove alone	70.1%	71.4%
Carpooled	4.3%	6.5%
Public transit	1.7%	1.6%
Walked	1.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shelburne	South Burlington
1-unit, detached	57.7%	40.1%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	14.5%	23.3%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Shelburne	South Burlington
Poverty rate	8.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1984	1988