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About Shrewsbury
Town in Vermont, United StatesShrewsbury 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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Housing in Shrewsbury
The typical Shrewsbury home is worth about $360,000, up 4.4% in a year, 10% below the Vermont typical home.
Schools in Shrewsbury
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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.
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