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Readsboro vs Fairfield vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readsboro has the oldest population (median age 50.7).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
Vershire has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Readsboro | Fairfield | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 807Lowest |
1,938Highest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.9Highest 18% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
| Readsboro and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.9%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Vershire and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,268±$12kLowest 32% below VT |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Fairfield and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,500±$52k 32% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $724±$32Lowest 41% below VT |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
| Vershire and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 35% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Vershire and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Readsboro School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.