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Georgia vs Calais vs Fairfax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgia has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Calais has the oldest population (median age 42).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
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 | Georgia | Calais | Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890 |
1,713Lowest |
5,226Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.5 7% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
| Calais and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Georgia and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,011±$9k 29% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
| Fairfax and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,300±$26kLowest 14% above VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$378,200±$22k 19% above VT |
| Calais and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
| Georgia and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713Lowest 6% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,497 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
85.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 9% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 70 in VT | — | #36 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Georgia School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Fairfax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.