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Bakersfield vs Fairfield vs Randolph
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% 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 | Bakersfield | Fairfield | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,109Lowest |
1,938 |
4,843Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±4.7 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
| Fairfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$19kLowest 14% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
| Fairfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$1,056±$441Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$4,698 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 40% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.