What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norton has the most kids (13% under 18).

Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Norton	Fairlee
People
Population	108Highest	54Lowest
Median age	53.8±6.7Lowest 25% above VT	63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT
	Fairlee and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13%±21.1Highest VT: 17.9%	0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Norton and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.5%±15.8Lowest VT: 21.4%	37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4%
	Fairlee and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.7%Highest VT: 43.8%	11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7%	0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Norton and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,625±$23kHighest 19% below VT	$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT	$277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,057±$620 14% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,769Lowest 45% below VT	$3,750Highest 26% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±55.5 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	13%Lowest VT: 10.1%	50%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT	1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	39 min 68% above VT	—
Work from home	25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9%	23.5%±30.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Norton and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.