THE BENSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Champlain Lowlands setting.
Benson town has 43.9 square miles of land in Rutland County. Its Census reference point is in Champlain Lowlands, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Benson and Rutland County
Benson is associated with Rutland 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.
Benson by land and water
The Census records 1.53 square miles of water within Benson, or 3.4% of its total area. It is 1.8 percentage points higher than the 1.6% recorded for Rutland County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Benson town has 1.6 times the land area of nearby West Haven town (28.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

