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Conesville vs Fairfax vs Fletcher

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Conesville has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Fletcher has the most homeowners (96.1%).

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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.

MeasureConesvilleFairfaxFletcher
People
Population
750Lowest
5,226Highest
1,196
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+17%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±8.1Highest
29% above U.S.
38.8±3.3Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.7±7.3
25% above U.S.
Conesville and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.1%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
Fairfax and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
28%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
12.5%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.7%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
49.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.9%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Fairfax and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,000±$14kLowest
8% below U.S.
$128,963±$29kHighest
60% above U.S.
$105,833±$9k
31% above U.S.
Fairfax and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$214,300±$31kLowest
36% below U.S.
$378,200±$22kHighest
14% above U.S.
$302,100±$37k
9% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$892±$296Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,080±$131
24% below U.S.
$1,679±$427Highest
19% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,500Lowest
12% above U.S.
$5,497Highest
76% above U.S.
$4,965
59% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
60%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±33.9
U.S.: 51.1%
42.1%±78.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Conesville and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
85.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Lowest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1994Highest
14 yrs newer than U.S.
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
42 minHighest
58% above U.S.
31 minLowest
17% above U.S.
32 min
22% above U.S.
Work from home
13.6%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±7.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±7.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Fairfax and Conesville 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 — #36 of 70 in VT —
School district — Fairfax School District Fletcher School District
High school in town — Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.8
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U.S. 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.