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Shrewsbury

A town of 1,237 people in Rutland County, Vermont
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Town in Vermont, United States
1,096Population
50.2 sq miArea
1,762 ftElevation

Shrewsbury is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for the Earl of Shrewsbury. The population was 1,096 at the 2020 census. Shrewsbury was the home of the late U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords. In 1986/87, the town received worldwide attention from the media, when a moose spent 76 days unsuccessfully courting a local farmer's cow. A book, A Moose for Jessica was written about the story.

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ZIP code05738
Area code802
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Housing in Shrewsbury

$360K▲ 4.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Shrewsbury home is worth about $360,000, up 4.4% in a year, 10% below the Vermont typical home.

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School Grade C

The public schools Shrewsbury’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictMill River Unified Union School District #52Schools1

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