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Addison vs Danby vs Fairlee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Danby | Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
1,133 |
54Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
52.6±4.8Lowest 22% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
| Fairlee and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$277,500±$28k 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,057±$620 14% below VT |
| Addison and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 18% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
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| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.