Fairfax vs Swanton

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

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

Swanton has the higher population (2,732 vs 886 in Fairfax). Swanton has the higher median household income ($71,307 vs $56,667 in Fairfax). Fairfax has the higher median home value ($348,600 vs $210,000 in Swanton).

Population, income & housing

	Fairfax	Swanton
Population	886	2,732
Median age	48.8 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,667	$71,307
Median home value	$348,600	$210,000
Median gross rent	$1,009	$1,021
Housing units	508	978
Homeownership rate	37.0%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairfax	Swanton
Population	873 → 886 (+1.5%)	2,450 → 2,732 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$54,888 → $56,667 (+3.2%)	$55,868 → $71,307 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$285,400 → $348,600 (+22.1%)	$171,400 → $210,000 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,009 (+12.1%)	$769 → $1,021 (+32.8%)

Fairfax

Population

873886

Median household income

$54,888$56,667

Median home value

$285,400$348,600

Median gross rent

$900$1,009

Swanton

Population

2,4502,732

Median household income

$55,868$71,307

Median home value

$171,400$210,000

Median gross rent

$769$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairfax	Swanton
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	5.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	26.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	17.6%
45 to 54	18.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	21.4%	9.0%
75 and over	4.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairfax	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairfax	Swanton
No high school diploma	4.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	26.0%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairfax	Swanton
Drove alone	69.3%	70.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairfax	Swanton
1-unit, detached	34.4%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	16.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	24.4%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	7.0%
20 or more units	10.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Fairfax	Swanton
Poverty rate	20.3%	17.6%
Average household size	1.74	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1992	1951