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Fairlee vs Fairlee vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the most kids (12.2% under 18).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Fairlee | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,066 |
54Lowest |
1,389Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.2±8.7 30% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
53.3±7.6Lowest 24% above VT |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairlee and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,760±$10kHighest 8% below VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
| Fairlee and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$242Highest 12% below VT |
$1,057±$620 14% below VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$3,977 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.2%±71.3 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
18.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% above VT |
— | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±7.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| 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.