Burlington Standard

Fairfax ranked sixth among cities in Vermont by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of Fairfax residents was $44,167 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 361 households with a population of 928.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Newfane with $52,955 per year after adjusting for inflation – $8,788 more than Fairfax. It had 65 households with a population of 134.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Castleton with $6,117 per year after adjusting for inflation – $38,050 less than Fairfax. It had 330 households with a population of 1,327.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Newfane	$52,955
2	Jericho	$52,044
3	Hinesburg	$45,565
4	Old Bennington	$45,000
5	North Westminster	$44,402
6	Fairfax	$44,167
7	Norwich	$43,603
8	East Burke	$43,438
9	Waitsfield	$42,625
10	North Hartland	$41,875
11	Montpelier	$40,203
12	Bristol	$39,442
13	Chester	$39,148
14	South Burlington	$39,139
15	Cambridge	$38,875
16	Quechee	$38,250
17	Essex Junction	$37,594
18	East Middlebury	$37,073
19	Westminster	$36,500
20	Hyde Park	$36,042
21	Newbury	$35,221
22	Wilder	$35,000
23	South Barre	$34,184
24	East Barre	$34,067
25	Waterbury	$32,878
26	Dorset	$32,845
27	Pittsford	$31,818
28	Northfield	$31,767
29	Arlington	$31,729
30	Websterville	$31,691
31	Perkinsville	$31,458
32	Vergennes	$31,437
33	South Shaftsbury	$31,410
34	Albany	$31,161
35	St. Albans	$31,144
36	Greensboro Bend	$31,042
37	Greensboro	$31,000
38	Richmond	$30,948
39	Ascutney	$30,625
39	Lowell	$30,625
41	Jeffersonville	$30,511
42	South Royalton	$30,471
43	Woodstock	$30,299
44	Wallingford	$30,217
45	Milton	$30,120
46	Morrisville	$30,016
47	Williamstown	$30,000
48	Shelburne	$29,591
49	Marshfield	$29,500
50	Danville	$29,447
51	Manchester Center	$29,442
52	Brandon	$28,670
53	Concord	$28,409
54	Derby Line	$27,949
55	Worcester	$27,917
56	Barre	$27,633
57	West Rutland	$27,315
58	Cavendish	$27,273
59	Ludlow	$26,613
60	Orleans	$26,422
61	Randolph	$26,405
62	Coventry	$26,364
63	White River Junction	$26,221
64	Chelsea	$26,042
65	Rutland	$25,929
66	Plainfield	$25,909
67	Wells	$25,893
68	Enosburg Falls	$25,758
69	Bradford	$25,388
70	Fair Haven	$25,261
71	Wilmington	$24,856
72	Bethel	$24,775
73	Newport Center	$24,191
74	Putney	$24,089
75	Bennington	$23,894
76	Hardwick	$23,875
77	Windsor	$23,761
78	Winooski	$23,635
79	Swanton	$23,607
80	Bellows Falls	$23,600
81	Brattleboro	$23,350
82	St. Johnsbury	$23,210
83	Fairlee	$23,056
84	Benson	$22,639
85	Springfield	$22,470
86	Graniteville	$22,333
87	Saxtons River	$22,279
88	West Brattleboro	$22,212
89	West Burke	$22,202
90	Troy	$22,083
91	Newport	$22,022
92	Barton	$22,000
93	Hartland	$21,652
94	Manchester	$21,486
95	Readsboro	$21,339
96	Barnet	$21,080
97	Canaan	$20,972
98	Alburgh	$20,875
99	Glover	$20,781
100	Rochester	$20,588

* All values are inflation-adjusted