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Fairfax is a small town of 1,099 people in Franklin County, Vermont. It's about 17 miles from Burlington, VT and 190 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,099people
$337kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
103"Snow
182Sunny days
186Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 581 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Burlington, VT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 186 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,106 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BTV airport
- 139 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 443 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 253 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+3 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk