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Barnard vs Fairlee vs Fairlee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Fairlee has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
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 | Barnard | Fairlee | Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211Highest |
54Lowest |
1,066 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
56.2±8.7 30% above VT |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$74,760±$10k 8% below VT |
| Barnard and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$277,500±$28k 12% below VT |
$274,200±$39kLowest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,057±$620Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,083±$242 12% below VT |
| Barnard and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$5,617 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
— | 24 minLowest 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | Rivendell Interstate School District |
| High school in town | None 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.