THE PITTSFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Montane/Alpine Zone setting.
Pittsfield town has 20.5 square miles of land in Rutland County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Montane/Alpine Zone, 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
Pittsfield and Rutland County
Pittsfield 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.
Pittsfield by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Pittsfield, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower 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, Pittsfield town has 28.2% of the land area of nearby Chittenden town (72.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

