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Fairfield vs Cabot 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%).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Cabot | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938 |
1,579Lowest |
2,827Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±3.1Highest about the VT average |
| Bradford and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Fairfield 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%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bradford and Cabot 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% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairfield and Cabot 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 |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$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 |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Fairfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,221±$808 about the VT average |
| Cabot and Bradford 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 |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$4,472Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Fairfield 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% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school 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.