Fairfax vs Richford

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

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

Richford has the higher population (1,600 vs 886 in Fairfax). Fairfax has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $49,954 in Richford). Fairfax has the higher median home value ($348,600 vs $157,100 in Richford).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Richford
Population	886	1,600
Median age	48.8 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$49,954
Median home value	$348,600	$157,100
Median gross rent	$1,009	$1,136
Housing units	508	704
Homeownership rate	37.0%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Richford
Population	873 → 886 (+1.5%)	1,639 → 1,600 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$54,888 → $56,667 (+3.2%)	$43,125 → $49,954 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$285,400 → $348,600 (+22.1%)	$97,500 → $157,100 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,009 (+12.1%)	$960 → $1,136 (+18.3%)

Fairfax

Population

873886

Median household income

$54,888$56,667

Median home value

$285,400$348,600

Median gross rent

$900$1,009

Richford

Population

1,6391,600

Median household income

$43,125$49,954

Median home value

$97,500$157,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,136

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Richford
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	5.6%	24.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	26.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	19.1%
45 to 54	18.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	21.4%	7.8%
75 and over	4.3%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Richford
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Richford
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	26.0%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Richford
Drove alone	69.3%	89.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.3%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Richford
1-unit, detached	34.4%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.4%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.4%
20 or more units	10.6%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Richford
Poverty rate	20.3%	27.4%
Average household size	1.74	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1992	1938