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Bradford vs Fairlee vs Guildhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (15%).
Guildhall has the most expensive homes ($321k 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 | Bradford | Fairlee | Guildhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,827Highest |
1,066 |
371Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.7±3.1 about the VT average |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±5.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,162±$15k 33% above VT |
$74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
| Guildhall and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
| Guildhall and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
$1,083±$242 12% below VT |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
| Bradford and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,472Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$4,625 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
75%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 4% above VT |
24 minLowest 3% above VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Bradford 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 | #45 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Rivendell Interstate School District | — |
| High school in town | Oxbow Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.