Fairfax
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Outdoors in Fairfax
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c. 1865
Gauts Falls, on the Lamoille at Fairfax. Mount Mansfield in the distance.Alternate Title: Stereoscopic views of Vermont…, c. 1865
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About Fairfax
Town in Vermont, United StatesFairfax is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States, with a population of 5,014 at the 2020 census.
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How Fairfax ranks
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Housing in Fairfax
The typical Fairfax home is worth about $463,000, up 0.8% in a year, 16% above the Vermont typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Health in Fairfax
Health Grade A
Healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Vermont
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Fairfax
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Fairfax
All Fairfax schools →School Grade B
The public schools Fairfax’s kids attend outperform 63% of Vermont’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within VT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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