Local conditions
| 90°F+ days a year | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Freezing days a year | 67 |
| Snow, inches a year | 79.9 |
NOAA climate station: St Albans Radio, about 12 miles from the center of Fairfax.
- Fairfax's 2018-2026 Town Plan puts 120% of Fairfax residents' median household income at $84,954, higher than the $75,906 MSA-wide figure, meaning households earning under about $62,000 can face a homeownership affordability gap.
- Fairfax's 2018-2026 Town Plan says the Maple Street Covered Bridge, also called the Fairfax Covered Bridge, was the only structure in town on the National Register of Historic Places as of the plan's writing.
- Fairfax's 2018-2026 Town Plan counts 1,745 housing units per the 2015 ACS, two-thirds of them less than 40 years old and 80% single-family.
- Fairfax's 2018-2026 Town Plan puts the 2015 median sale price for a primary single-family residence at $252,750.
- Fairfax's 2018-2026 Town Plan puts the town's 2015 median household income at $70,795.
How Fairfax compares next door
Fairfax's 2018-2026 Town Plan counts 67 combined independent-living units across the town's two senior housing complexes, Franklin Green and Mountain View Apartments, serving a population that was 13.4% (595 people) age 65 or older as of the 2015 Census. That's existing, town-specific senior housing capacity that neighboring Milton's plan, focused instead on a $56 million capital program, doesn't describe in the same way — worth checking directly with both complexes before assuming Fairfax has no dedicated senior housing at all.
Getting started
The Lamoille River crosses Fairfax and drops over Fairfax Falls near the village center, and addresses on either side of the river can sit on noticeably different road routes into town.
Home-care coverage
Confirm that weekend and call-out coverage do not depend on a single distant worker.
How far to search
Milton, Georgia, Westford and St.
Albans can be practical comparison points.
Choose the direction that supports family visits and transportation rather than assuming the county seat is always best.
- Milton
- Westford
- Cambridge
- St. Albans
Costs
Fairfax quotes should identify mileage, travel time, shift minimums and backup limits.
Compare north- and south-based providers on the same total schedule, not only the published hourly price.
Winter and transport
Rural roads and winter travel can affect both northbound and southbound coverage.
Keep a local contact and ask how schedule changes are communicated outside normal office hours.
Questions for providers
Is Fairfax coverage supported by multiple caregivers, does staffing come from the Franklin or Chittenden side, and does that change depending on which side of the Lamoille River the address sits on?
The first week
Screen for route depth by asking how many caregivers can cover the address.
Then compare task lists, supervision, written rates and family backup across the credible options.
Licensed settings
Fairfax has no licensed setting within its own borders; the 6 that exist are outside them, in Franklin County, 1 with a dementia designation and 4 taking a Medicaid payment.
Hospital and home health
Fairfax's tie to Franklin County means its general acute hospital is Northwestern Medical Center Inc.
in Saint Albans (Joint Commission accredited), and its discharge planners are usually the quickest way to equipment or rehab.
No home health licence exists for Franklin County in state records, which means a Fairfax address is covered by a neighbouring county's agency or the discharging hospital's own arrangement.
Resources
Fairfax, the Lamoille River and the road to St. Albans
Route 104 runs through Fairfax, and Fairfax Falls on the Lamoille River is the landmark most agencies use for directions.
Bellows Free Academy and the Fairfax Community Library sit near the centre of town, and Interstate 89 at Georgia is the fastest way to St.
Albans and its hospital.
Fairfax has no licensed care setting of its own, so a family usually looks at St.
Albans, Georgia and Milton, and asks each agency whether Route 104 in winter changes its minimum visit.