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Cambridge vs Fairfield vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most renters (29.7% rent).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Cambridge | Fairfield | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,767Highest |
1,938 |
1,051Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
| Glover and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,344±$19kLowest 11% below VT |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Fairfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
| Cambridge and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$66Highest 4% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
| Cambridge and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,910Highest about the VT average |
$4,816 4% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 38% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Cambridge 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 | #25 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Cambridge School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.