Compare towns
Fletcher vs Walden vs Windham 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 highest household income ($106k).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% 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 | Fletcher | Walden | Windham | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,196 |
1,037 |
594Lowest |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Walden and Fletcher 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% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 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%±4 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Fletcher 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% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Walden 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 |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$87,019±$22kLowest 7% above VT |
| Fletcher and Windham 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 |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
| Windham 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 |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
— | $1,056±$441 14% 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 | $4,965 about the VT average |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden 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% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Fletcher School District | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| 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 | 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.