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Fairfax, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Fairfax is a Census CDP of 1,099 people across 1.89 square miles of land, in Franklin County. Median household income is $71,250, 52.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairfax
What Fairfax is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.89 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land581 plus or minus 201
- County holding the largest share of its areaFranklin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax
How many people live in Fairfax
- Population1,099 plus or minus 380
- Median age40.3 plus or minus 11.0
- Population under 18170 plus or minus 105
- Share under 1815.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over217 plus or minus 119
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Households488 plus or minus 169
- Family households335 plus or minus 141
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent plus or minus 16.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fairfax
- Median household income$71,250 plus or minus $25,763
- Per capita income$39,609 plus or minus $7,906
- Civilian labor force602 plus or minus 287
- Employed558 plus or minus 271
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over929 plus or minus 332
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent plus or minus 46.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.8 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fairfax
- Housing units565 plus or minus 189
- Occupied units488 plus or minus 169
- Vacant units77 plus or minus 120
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Owner occupied258 plus or minus 109
- Renter occupied230 plus or minus 146
- Ownership rate52.9 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$336,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,056 plus or minus $367
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units331 plus or minus 164
- Share single family58.6 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Units in buildings of two or more223 plus or minus 153
- Share in buildings of two or more39.5 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fairfax gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute430 plus or minus 258
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.8 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more214 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone66.5 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Worked from home22.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairfax
SBA loans in Fairfax (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$8,596,300
- Average approval$859,630
- Median approval$45,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported42
- Jobs per approval4.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfax, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fairfax
- NFIP communityTown of Fairfax
- NFIP community number500052
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/20/82
The Town of Fairfax participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500052 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Franklin County, not Fairfax
Franklin County context, not Fairfax figures
- Establishments in Franklin County1,101
- Covered employment, Franklin County17,250
- Average annual pay, Franklin County$62,487
- Housing units permitted, Franklin County200
Every figure in this section is published for Franklin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairfax.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairfax questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairfax, Vermont?
1,099, in 488 households. Fairfax CDP covers 1.89 square miles of land, which is 581 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairfax in?
Franklin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairfax?
$71,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $336,800. Median gross rent is $1,056 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fairfax businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $8.6 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $45,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fairfax, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fairfax borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fairfax. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fairfax in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fairfax appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fairfax, town of, community 500052, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fairfax figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Franklin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairfax.
Is zoning published for Fairfax?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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