Compare towns
Fletcher vs Brookfield vs Fairfield vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
Glover has the most affordable homes ($265k 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 | Fletcher | Brookfield | Fairfield | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,196 |
1,486 |
1,938Highest |
1,051Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
| Fletcher and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
| Brookfield and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
| Fletcher and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
37 min 55% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Fletcher School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.