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Stratton vs Windsor vs Fairlee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Stratton | Windsor | Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,066 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$74,760±$10k 8% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,083±$242 12% below VT |
| Stratton and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Rivendell Interstate School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.