THE POULTNEY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Taconic Mountains setting.
Poultney town has 42.6 square miles of land in Rutland County. Its Census reference point is in Taconic Mountains, 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
Poultney and Rutland County
Poultney 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.
Poultney by land and water
The Census records 1.06 square miles of water within Poultney, or 2.4% of its total area. It is 0.8 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, Poultney town has 54.9 times the land area of nearby East Poultney CDP (0.78 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

