What percentage of people rent in Shaftsbury, VT?

Name: Renters and owners in Shaftsbury, VT, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Shaftsbury, VT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 226 renting households against 1,054 that own their home.

In Shaftsbury, the share of households that rent went from 9.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 226 (±98)

Who rents and who owns in Shaftsbury

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shaftsbury	Bennington County	Vermont	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±6.8 points)	26.3% (±2.4 points)	26.8% (±0.5 points)	34.8%
Renting households	226 (±98)	3,945 (±389)	73,337 (±1,434)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,054 (±141)	11,042 (±405)	200,079 (±1,748)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$34,190 (±$5,605)	$49,234 (±$1,333)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,722 (±$22,521)	$95,512 (±$7,525)	$97,138 (±$1,553)	$100,009

In Shaftsbury, the renter share is lower than in Bennington County (26.3%).

It is also lower than in Vermont (26.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Bennington County, Shaftsbury ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 96 of 246.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Shaftsbury has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	9.8% (±5.0 points)	17.7% (±6.8 points)	+7.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$833 (±$176)	$1,079 (±$54)	+29.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$85,337 (±$18,872)	$86,071 (±$24,478)	+0.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Shaftsbury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shaftsbury
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shaftsbury	—	17.7% (±6.8 points)	—
North Bennington	4.3 mi	38.6% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Town of White Creek	5.6 mi	13.7% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Arlington	5.8 mi	16.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bennington	6.4 mi	41.6% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Old Bennington	6.5 mi	6.2% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Arlington (community)	7.3 mi	24.8% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bennington (community)	7.6 mi	45.3% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Woodford	8.4 mi	4.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Old Bennington, VT (6.2%), Woodford, VT (4.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Bennington, VT (38.6%), Bennington, VT (41.6%), Bennington (community), VT (45.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Bennington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bennington	41.6% (±5.5 points)
2	Manchester (Bennington County, town)	26.2% (±6.7 points)
3	Readsboro	23.6% (±8.6 points)
4	Peru	21.0% (±11.5 points)
5	Winhall	19.5% (±11.9 points)
6	Shaftsbury	17.7% (±6.8 points)
7	Arlington	16.0% (±4.8 points)
8	Dorset	9.3% (±4.9 points)
9	Sunderland	8.1% (±4.9 points)
10	Pownal	7.4% (±5.3 points)
11	Rupert	6.3% (±6.4 points)
12	Sandgate	5.7% (±5.9 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Bennington County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shaftsbury

How many renters are there in Shaftsbury?

Shaftsbury has an estimated 226 (±98) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shaftsbury?

In Shaftsbury, the share of households that rent went from 9.8% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shaftsbury?

A renting household in Shaftsbury has 2.2 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Shaftsbury town, Bennington County, Vermont (county subdivision:63550, in state:50 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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