Fairfax vs St. Albans

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

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

St. Albans has the higher population (6,910 vs 886 in Fairfax). Fairfax has the higher median household income ($56,667 vs $53,370 in St. Albans). Fairfax has the higher median home value ($348,600 vs $245,600 in St. Albans).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	St. Albans
Population	886	6,910
Median age	48.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$53,370
Median home value	$348,600	$245,600
Median gross rent	$1,009	$1,166
Housing units	508	3,305
Homeownership rate	37.0%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	St. Albans
Population	873 → 886 (+1.5%)	6,804 → 6,910 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$54,888 → $56,667 (+3.2%)	$53,647 → $53,370 (-0.5%)
Median home value	$285,400 → $348,600 (+22.1%)	$180,800 → $245,600 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,009 (+12.1%)	$1,005 → $1,166 (+16.0%)

Fairfax

Population

873886

Median household income

$54,888$56,667

Median home value

$285,400$348,600

Median gross rent

$900$1,009

St. Albans

Population

6,8046,910

Median household income

$53,647$53,370

Median home value

$180,800$245,600

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	St. Albans
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	5.6%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.7%
25 to 34	26.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	18.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	21.4%	10.4%
75 and over	4.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	St. Albans
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	St. Albans
No high school diploma	4.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	26.0%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	St. Albans
Drove alone	69.3%	67.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.3%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	St. Albans
1-unit, detached	34.4%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	24.4%	33.6%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	10.9%
20 or more units	10.6%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	St. Albans
Poverty rate	20.3%	20.7%
Average household size	1.74	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1992	1944