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Fairfax vs Stannard
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%).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
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 | Stannard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,226Highest |
228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
48.3±14.6Highest 12% above VT |
| Stannard and Fairfax 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% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax and Stannard 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% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairfax and Stannard 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 |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$131 12% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,497Highest 9% above VT |
$4,183Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±33.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairfax and Stannard 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% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #36 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Fairfax School District | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.