Fairfax, VT

Fairfax is a Franklin County town in northern Vermont, with the Lamoille River running east to west through the southern part of town and the Green Mountains rising beyond the fields. The 2020 census counted 5,014 residents. The town's written story reaches back to land grants and early proprietors, while the river and old roads still show how the community took shape. Route 104 brings the town toward St. Albans and the lake, while back roads lead into farms and forest.

That mix gives Fairfax an easy north-country rhythm overall. Bellows Free Academy-Fairfax gives the town a K-12 center, and the Fairfax Community Library serves both residents and the school community. The Lamoille connects Fairfax to the wider Lake Champlain watershed, while Fairfax Falls and the Maple Street Covered Bridge add local names to the water map. Fairfax's local scoop is a Vermont town where a river, a free academy, and a covered bridge make the geography easy to remember.