Brandon vs Fair Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Brandon and Fair Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fair Haven has the higher population (2,435 vs 1,892 in Brandon). Fair Haven has the higher median household income ($65,898 vs $54,138 in Brandon). Brandon has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $163,000 in Fair Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Brandon	Fair Haven
Population	1,892	2,435
Median age	50.8 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,138	$65,898
Median home value	$218,800	$163,000
Median gross rent	$1,077	$818
Housing units	949	1,192
Homeownership rate	77.0%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brandon	Fair Haven
Population	1,561 → 1,892 (+21.2%)	2,247 → 2,435 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $54,138 (-2.8%)	$54,333 → $65,898 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $218,800 (+32.3%)	$147,300 → $163,000 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,077 (+32.5%)	$881 → $818 (-7.2%)

Brandon

Population

1,5611,892

Median household income

$55,714$54,138

Median home value

$165,400$218,800

Median gross rent

$813$1,077

Fair Haven

Population

2,2472,435

Median household income

$54,333$65,898

Median home value

$147,300$163,000

Median gross rent

$881$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brandon	Fair Haven
Under 5	1.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	3.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	17.1%
65 to 74	18.2%	14.3%
75 and over	12.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brandon	Fair Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brandon	Fair Haven
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brandon	Fair Haven
Drove alone	71.0%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brandon	Fair Haven
1-unit, detached	72.2%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Brandon	Fair Haven
Poverty rate	14.6%	16.0%
Average household size	2.45	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1938	1941