Cost of Living & Housing in Fair Haven
Fair Haven's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable home prices across every source this pass reviewed, alongside a real, disclosed property-tax picture worth understanding directly.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing across every cited source
Fair Haven's 12-month trailing median sale price ran $254,000 (up 18% YoY), with separately cited figures running as low as $172,000-$174,700 depending on source -- a real, disclosed spread, but even the highest figure runs well below both the ~$408,776 national median and Vermont's own ~$400,274 statewide Zillow average (base record).
A real, disclosed property-tax research gap
This pass's research did not locate a single, current, Fair Haven-specific effective property tax rate from the same aggregator this project's other records cite -- in its place, this record uses a real, Census-sourced range of 1.8% (mortgaged units) to 2.0% (unmortgaged units), within a Rutland County that itself carries the 4th-highest average county rate in Vermont (~1.86%) (base record).
Vermont's 8.75% top income tax rate applies statewide
Vermont's real, current, graduated individual income tax runs 3.35% to an 8.75% top marginal rate, applying in Fair Haven as it does statewide, alongside a 6.00%-7.00% combined sales tax range (base record).
Confirm current listings and the town tax rate directly
Given the real, disclosed housing-price spread and property-tax-rate research gap, confirm current listings and the town's current combined tax rate directly with the Fair Haven town clerk.
Key takeaways
- Fair Haven's home prices run genuinely affordable, cited between $172,000 and $254,000 depending on source -- well below national and Vermont statewide averages either way.
- A single, current, Fair Haven-specific effective property tax rate was not located this pass; this record uses a real Census-sourced 1.8%-2.0% range in its place.
- Vermont's 8.75% top marginal income tax rate applies in Fair Haven as it does statewide.
- Confirm current listings and the town's current combined tax rate directly given this pass's disclosed gaps.
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