Fairlee, Vermont

About Fairlee

Set in the eastern part of Vermont, Fairlee is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Fairlee is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.6 square miles.

📰 Fairlee News Today

• Fairlee man accused of threatening multiple people with knife WCAX · Aug 7
• Man faces charges after knife threat at Lake Morey concert Valley News · Aug 10
• Orange County, Vermont, man accused of threatening five people with a knife WPTZ · Aug 7
• Douglas Broadbent Obituary, Age 83 - March 15, 2025 - Bradford, Vermont Syracuse.com · Aug 16
• It’s not neighbor vs. neighbor — wake sports ban on Vt. lake has wide support The Boston Globe · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fairlee Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Vermont, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Vermont — one of 180 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fairlee

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairlee

• Ariana's Restaurant — american
• Broken Hearts Burger — burger
• Chapman’s Elixirs — coffee shop (café)
• Hello Café at Cedar Circle Farm (café)
• Leda's — pizza
• Red Clover Cafe and Creamery — ice cream (café)
• Stella's Italian Kitchen & Market — italian
• Lake Morey Pro Golf Shop
• Loch Lyme Lodge — american
• Samurai Soul Food — asian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Matt Brown Fine Art · Art gallery
• Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff · Museum
• Edgell Covered Bridge · Attraction
• Hughes Barn Museum · Museum
• Lyme-East Thetford Bridge · Attraction
• Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge · Attraction
• Sayre Bridge · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairlee

• Thetford Hill State Park reviews ★
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Appalachian Trail Tract 192-19 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Baker River Site #6A · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Rock Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chase Beach Recreation Area reviews ★
• Ely Mountain Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lyme Common reviews ★
• Lyme Hill Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lyme Pinnacle Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lyme Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mountain View Farm · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fairlee

• Lyme Elementary School
• Rivendell Academy
• Samuel Morey Elementary School
• Thetford Elementary School
• Wentworth Elementary School
• Westshire Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fairlee

🏘️ Nearby Communities