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Georgia vs Mendon 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).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Mendon | Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890 |
1,113Lowest |
5,226Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.5 7% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
38.8±3.3Lowest 10% below VT |
| Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
49.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Fairfax and Georgia 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 |
$100,524±$23kLowest 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±$26k 14% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above 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 |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
| Georgia and Mendon 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,497Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax and Mendon 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 | — | Fairfax School District |
| High school 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.