Compare towns
Georgia vs Chester 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 most kids (27.6% under 18).
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
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 | Chester | Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890 |
2,992Lowest |
5,226Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.5 7% below VT |
49.7±4.7Highest 15% above VT |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest 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% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Chester 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 |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below 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±$26k 14% above VT |
$232,900±$44kLowest 26% below VT |
$378,200±$22kHighest 19% above VT |
| Fairfax and Georgia 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 |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,080±$131 12% below VT |
| Georgia and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713 6% below VT |
$4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
$5,497Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairfax and Chester 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% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
85.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 9% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Georgia 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 | #49 of 70 in VT | #36 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Georgia School District | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Fairfax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
9.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.