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Addison vs Fairfax vs Bridport
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 oldest population (median age 53.1).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
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 | Fairfax | Bridport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
5,226Highest |
1,235 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Fairfax and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
$367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
| Fairfax and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,184±$103 4% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$5,497Lowest 9% above VT |
$5,519 10% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridport and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 minLowest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #36 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Fairfax School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.