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Jay vs Fairlee vs Woodbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Fairlee has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Woodbury has the most kids (21.5% 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 | Jay | Fairlee | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471Lowest |
1,066Highest |
659 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
54.5±8.8 26% above VT |
| Fairlee and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Woodbury and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
35.8%±14.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Woodbury and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
0%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$84,545±$16kHighest 4% above VT |
| Woodbury and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$311,200±$57kHighest about the VT average |
| Woodbury and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,083±$242 12% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$4,609 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.3%±95.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
24 minLowest 3% above VT |
34 min 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | Rivendell Interstate School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.