Fairfax vs Highgate Center

A side-by-side comparison of Fairfax and Highgate Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairfax and Highgate Center are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairfax has the higher population (886 vs 410 in Highgate Center). Highgate Center has the higher median household income ($116,049 vs $56,667 in Fairfax). Fairfax has the higher median home value ($348,600 vs $344,000 in Highgate Center).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
Population	886	410
Median age	48.8 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$116,049
Median home value	$348,600	$344,000
Median gross rent	$1,009	—
Housing units	508	161
Homeownership rate	37.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
Population	873 → 886 (+1.5%)	253 → 410 (+62.1%)
Median household income	$54,888 → $56,667 (+3.2%)	$46,618 → $116,049 (+148.9%)
Median home value	$285,400 → $348,600 (+22.1%)	$159,800 → $344,000 (+115.3%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,009 (+12.1%)	—

Fairfax

Population

873886

Median household income

$54,888$56,667

Median home value

$285,400$348,600

Median gross rent

$900$1,009

Highgate Center

Population

253410

Median household income

$46,618$116,049

Median home value

$159,800$344,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.6%	32.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	26.3%	5.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	18.4%	3.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	31.0%
65 to 74	21.4%	6.1%
75 and over	4.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
No high school diploma	4.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
Drove alone	69.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
1-unit, detached	34.4%	38.5%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.4%	25.5%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	36.0%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Highgate Center
Poverty rate	20.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.74	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	14
Median year structure built	1992	2004