Compare towns
Pomfret vs Fairlee vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Fairlee has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
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 | Pomfret | Fairlee | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
1,066Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Lowest 24% above VT |
56.2±8.7 30% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Pomfret and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8kHighest 4% above VT |
$74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Pomfret and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Pomfret and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98Highest 5% below VT |
$1,083±$242 12% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Pomfret and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$5,617 11% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
24 min 3% above VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Rivendell Interstate School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.