Bradford vs Fairlee

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Fairlee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bradford has the higher population (1,326 vs 100 in Fairlee). Bradford has the higher median household income ($96,213 vs $60,250 in Fairlee). Fairlee has the higher median home value ($266,200 vs $246,400 in Bradford).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Fairlee
Population	1,326	100
Median age	42.2 yrs	58.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,213	$60,250
Median home value	$246,400	$266,200
Median gross rent	$1,072	$993
Housing units	500	70
Homeownership rate	71.0%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Fairlee
Population	526 → 1,326 (+152.1%)	207 → 100 (-51.7%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $96,213 (+148.3%)	$51,711 → $60,250 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $246,400 (+69.0%)	$191,700 → $266,200 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,072 (+28.8%)	$778 → $993 (+27.6%)

Bradford

Population

5261,326

Median household income

$38,750$96,213

Median home value

$145,800$246,400

Median gross rent

$832$1,072

Fairlee

Population

207100

Median household income

$51,711$60,250

Median home value

$191,700$266,200

Median gross rent

$778$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Fairlee
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	19.4%	7.0%
45 to 54	5.3%	33.0%
55 to 64	8.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	31.0%
75 and over	6.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Fairlee
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Fairlee
No high school diploma	0.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	25.6%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Fairlee
Drove alone	57.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	26.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Fairlee
1-unit, detached	63.2%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.2%	40.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Fairlee
Poverty rate	11.8%	24.0%
Average household size	2.51	1.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	14
Median year structure built	1938	1969