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Orford vs Woodstock vs Fairlee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orford has the highest household income ($93k).
Woodstock has the most expensive homes ($320k median).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
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 | Orford | Woodstock | Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,295Highest |
1,214 |
54Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 48.9±3.3Lowest 26% above U.S. |
50.9±5.7 31% above U.S. |
63.5±7.6Highest 63% above U.S. |
| Fairlee and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±52.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodstock and Orford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
37%±54.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fairlee and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
11.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±26.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orford and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,571±$24kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$85,667±$33k 6% above U.S. |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below U.S. |
| Orford and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,900±$25kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$320,100±$37kHighest 4% below U.S. |
$277,500±$28k 17% below U.S. |
| Woodstock and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,263±$686Highest 11% below U.S. |
$1,076±$355 24% below U.S. |
$1,057±$620Lowest 25% below U.S. |
| Orford and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,836Highest 87% above U.S. |
$4,707 51% above U.S. |
$3,750Lowest 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±10.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±28.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±55.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fairlee and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
50%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
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| Work from home | 10.8%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.5%±30.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fairlee and Orford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Rivendell Academy | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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U.S. 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.