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Fletcher vs Duxbury vs Fairfield
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 oldest population (median age 48.7).
Duxbury has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Duxbury | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
1,548 |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
| Fletcher and Fairfield 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Duxbury 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 |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
$87,019±$22kLowest 7% above VT |
| Fletcher and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kLowest 5% below VT |
$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
| Duxbury 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 |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$1,056±$441Lowest 14% below VT |
| Fletcher and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965 about the VT average |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
$4,816Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Duxbury and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.