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Fairfax vs Glover vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Glover has the most affordable homes ($265k median).
Brookline has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Glover | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,226Highest |
1,051 |
531Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Glover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Fairfax 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 |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$131 12% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,497Highest 9% above VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
28 minLowest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Brookline 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 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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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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.