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Fairlee vs Dunbarton vs Norton
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).
Dunbarton has the highest household income ($124k).
Norton has the most affordable homes ($200k 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 | Dunbarton | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54Lowest |
3,097Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 63.5±7.6Highest 63% above U.S. |
48±3.7Lowest 23% above U.S. |
53.8±6.7 38% above U.S. |
| Fairlee and Norton 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% |
19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
13%±21.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Dunbarton and Norton 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% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±15.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fairlee and Norton 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% |
39.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±10.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Norton and Dunbarton 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. |
$124,348±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$65,625±$23k 19% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,500±$28k 17% below U.S. |
$484,100±$33kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$200,000±$32kLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$620Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,166±$70Highest 17% below U.S. |
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| Dunbarton 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. |
$8,233Highest 164% above U.S. |
$2,769Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±55.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.7%±60.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Fairlee and Dunbarton 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% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 34 minLowest 27% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 49% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.5%±30.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±18Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Norton and Fairlee 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 | — | #33 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dunbarton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.