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Norton vs Fairlee vs Lemington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norton has the highest household income ($66k).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Lemington has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Norton | Fairlee | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 108Highest |
54Lowest |
108Highest |
| Median age | 53.8±6.7Lowest 25% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
53.8±22.6Lowest 25% 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%±21.1 VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±21.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lemington and Norton 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% |
35.2%±23.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7% VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
0.9%±9.7 VT: 7% |
| Norton and Lemington 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 |
$55,000±$42k 32% below VT |
| Norton and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $200,000±$32k 37% below VT |
$277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT |
$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,057±$620 14% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,769 45% below VT |
$3,750Highest 26% below VT |
$2,365Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13% VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 68% above VT |
— | 37 minLowest 57% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.2%±12.8Lowest 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.