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Fairfax, VT Housing Affordability Index

Fairfax, Vermont has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 77.5 (Moderately Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 113th most affordable of 133 scored Vermont cities, compared with 89.8 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $336,800 home with 20% down, the Vermont average 30-year fixed rate of 7.28% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $1,843, or 31% of the city’s $71,250 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Fairfax is updated every night from live Vermont mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Fairfax MBR-HAI 77.5 Moderately Less Affordable
Rank in Vermont 113 of 133 1 = most affordable
Vermont 89.8 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.28% Vermont lenders
Median home value $336,800 U.S. Census Bureau

Fairfax is 12.3 points below the Vermont score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Vermont index

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What It Takes to Buy in Fairfax

$1,843/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.28%
$79,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$71,250
Median Household Income
Vermont: $81,203
4.7x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Vermont: 3.9x
$2,101/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$5,500/yr
Median Property Tax
1.63% of median value
26.2%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
42.2%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Fairfax, Vermont. The rate is the Vermont average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Fairfax Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Fairfax, Vermont score: 77.5 (Moderately Less Affordable), ranked 113 of 133 Vermont cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/vermont/fairfax”