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Fletcher vs Glover vs Halifax
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).
Glover has the most affordable homes ($265k median).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Glover | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
1,051 |
847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below 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%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Fletcher 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 |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Fletcher and Halifax 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 |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965 about the VT average |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,991Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Fletcher 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% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 37% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
33 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax 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 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Halifax School District |
| High school 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 |
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.