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Fairfax vs Fletcher vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfax has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Fletcher has the oldest population (median age 48.7).
Stratton has the youngest population (median age 31.5).
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 | Fairfax | Fletcher | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,226Highest |
1,196 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 38.8±3.3 10% below VT |
48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Fletcher and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
19%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.5%±4 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairfax and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$105,833±$9kLowest 30% above VT |
$122,708±$33k 51% above VT |
| Fairfax and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,200±$22k 19% above VT |
$302,100±$37kLowest 5% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Fletcher and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,497Highest 9% above VT |
$4,965 about the VT average |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±33.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairfax and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1987Lowest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 31% above VT |
32 min 37% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Fletcher 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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| 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.