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Fairlee vs Weston vs Bridgewater
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 renters (19.1% rent).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Weston | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,066Highest |
685Lowest |
980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.2±8.7Lowest 30% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
57.1±8 32% above VT |
| Weston and Bridgewater 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% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Bridgewater 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.7 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater 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±$10k 8% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$242 12% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
| Weston and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,617 11% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 3% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.