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Fairlee vs Randolph vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Randolph | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,066Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
| Fairlee and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.7 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
| Cabot and Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
| Randolph and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$242Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Randolph 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 |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.