Castleton vs Fair Haven

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

Castleton 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 1,058 in Castleton). Castleton has the higher median home value ($276,800 vs $163,000 in Fair Haven). Since 2019, Fair Haven's population has grown faster (+8.4% vs -17.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castleton	Fair Haven
Population	1,058	2,435
Median age	20.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,898
Median home value	$276,800	$163,000
Median gross rent	—	$818
Housing units	111	1,192
Homeownership rate	77.8%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.6%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castleton	Fair Haven
Population	1,276 → 1,058 (-17.1%)	2,247 → 2,435 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$19,916 → $21,322 (+7.1%)	$54,333 → $65,898 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$256,400 → $276,800 (+8.0%)	$147,300 → $163,000 (+10.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,020 → $1,080 (+5.9%)	$881 → $818 (-7.2%)

Castleton

Population

1,2761,058

Median household income

$19,916$21,322

Median home value

$256,400$276,800

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,080

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)

	Castleton	Fair Haven
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	5.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	69.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	4.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	3.9%	9.3%
55 to 64	3.5%	17.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.3%
75 and over	3.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castleton	Fair Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.8%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castleton	Fair Haven
No high school diploma	8.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	17.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castleton	Fair Haven
Drove alone	43.3%	79.7%
Carpooled	2.6%	7.5%
Public transit	7.7%	2.6%
Walked	38.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castleton	Fair Haven
1-unit, detached	85.6%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Castleton	Fair Haven
Poverty rate	11.5%	16.0%
Average household size	3.11	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	14	31
Median year structure built	1938	1941