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Chittenden vs Fairlee vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
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 | Chittenden | Fairlee | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
54Lowest |
391 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
| Fairlee and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$277,500±$28kLowest 12% below VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$1,057±$620 14% below VT |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
| Chittenden and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$5,181 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
— | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | — | — |
| High school 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.