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Fairfield vs Bakersfield vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Fairfield | Bakersfield | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938 |
1,109Lowest |
2,827Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
42.7±3.1 about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bradford and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$83,462±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
| Bradford and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
| Bradford and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,472 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Fairfield 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 | — | — | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Oxbow Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.