Compare towns
Whitingham vs Fairlee vs Readsboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Readsboro has the most affordable homes ($216k 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 | Whitingham | Fairlee | Readsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Highest |
54Lowest |
807 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
50.7±3.9 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
6.9%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Readsboro and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,625±$11kHighest 13% below VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$55,268±$12k 32% below VT |
| Whitingham and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT |
$215,500±$52kLowest 32% below VT |
| Fairlee and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,057±$620Highest 14% below VT |
$724±$32 41% below VT |
| Fairlee and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,750 26% below VT |
$3,480Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5% VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
— | 32 minLowest 35% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — | Readsboro School District |
| High school in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8 |
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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.