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Fairfield vs Kirby vs Fletcher
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Kirby | Fletcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Highest |
756Lowest |
1,196 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
| Fletcher 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% |
30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby 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% |
19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Fletcher and Kirby 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% |
32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Kirby 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 |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
| Fletcher 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 |
$302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
$302,100±$37kLowest 5% below VT |
| Fairfield and Kirby 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 |
$1,250±$326 about the VT average |
$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
| Fletcher and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816 4% below VT |
$4,597Lowest 9% below VT |
$4,965Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher 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% |
21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
32 min 37% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — | Fletcher School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.