THE SHELBURNE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Vermont Piedmont setting.
Shelburne town has 23.2 square miles of land in Franklin County. Its Census reference point is in Vermont Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Shelburne and Franklin County
Shelburne is associated with Franklin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Shelburne by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Shelburne, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points lower than the 3.5% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Shelburne town has 8.8 times the land area of nearby Shelburne Falls CDP (2.63 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

