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Fairlee vs Bennington vs Lemington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Bennington has the highest household income ($84k).
Lemington has the most affordable homes ($138k 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 | Fairlee | Bennington | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54Lowest |
1,588Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 63.5±7.6Highest 63% above U.S. |
42.1±7.8Lowest 8% above U.S. |
53.8±22.6 38% above U.S. |
| Fairlee and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±52.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±21.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Bennington and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37%±54.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.2%±23.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fairlee and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±9.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $21,071±$13kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$83,875±$7kHighest 4% above U.S. |
$55,000±$42k 32% below U.S. |
| Bennington and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,500±$28kHighest 17% below U.S. |
$267,300±$15k 20% below U.S. |
$138,400±$14kLowest 58% below U.S. |
| Fairlee and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$620Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,292±$150Highest 9% below U.S. |
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| Bennington and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,750 20% above U.S. |
$5,944Highest 91% above U.S. |
$2,365Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±55.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.2%±20.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fairlee and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 50%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 37 minLowest 40% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.5%±30.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±12.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fairlee and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.