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Weybridge vs Fairlee vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Fairlee has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Weybridge | Fairlee | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,066Highest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Lowest 20% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
53.4±12.1 24% above VT |
| Fairlee and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$274,200±$39kLowest 13% below VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,083±$242Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117 21% above VT |
$5,617Lowest 11% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
24 minHighest 3% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Rivendell Interstate School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.