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Fairlee vs Newfane vs Warwick vs Fairlee

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 kids (12.2% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Warwick has the highest household income ($93k).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).

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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.

MeasureFairleeNewfaneWarwickFairlee
People
Population
1,066
1,456Highest
776
54Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
56.2±8.7
44% above U.S.
54.4±3.9
40% above U.S.
51.4±7.3Lowest
32% above U.S.
63.5±7.6Highest
63% above U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
11.1%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
0%±52.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Fairlee and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.4%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
37%±54.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
11.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±26.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Fairlee and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,760±$10k
7% below U.S.
$66,719±$21k
17% below U.S.
$93,333±$22kHighest
16% above U.S.
$21,071±$13kLowest
74% below U.S.
Warwick and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$274,200±$39kLowest
18% below U.S.
$284,200±$49k
15% below U.S.
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
$277,500±$28k
17% below U.S.
Warwick and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,083±$242
23% below U.S.
$1,266±$238
10% below U.S.
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
$1,057±$620Lowest
25% below U.S.
Warwick and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,617Highest
80% above U.S.
$5,174
66% above U.S.
$4,380
40% above U.S.
$3,750Lowest
20% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
89.2%±71.3
U.S.: 51.1%
51.9%±79.7
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±55.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
50%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1942Lowest
38 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
8% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
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Work from home
15%±7.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
30.8%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9
U.S.: 15.1%
23.5%±30.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Newfane 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 West River Valley Union Education District #72A Warwick —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
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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.