Municipal Property Taxes are due by Friday November 7, 2025

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Town of Fairfield, Vermont Official Website

From the Fairfield, Vermont Municipal Plan 2021-2029: Fairfield, having about 47,000 acres, is the largest town in Franklin County. It is situated about 30 miles northeast of Burlington and is bounded north by Sheldon, east by Bakersfield, south by Fletcher and Fairfax, and west by St. Albans and Swanton. Vision Statement:

1. It is the primary and fundamental intention of Fairfield to remain a rural, agricultural town.

2.Fairfield supports its agricultural economy and looks forward to a future where working lands continue to be in production for diverse forms of agriculture.

3. Fairfield encourages the development of small-scale enterprises in the village centers of Fairfield and East Fairfield that will offer basic goods and services for town residents, that will provide employment locally and that will enhance the town’s rural way of life.

4. Fairfield values preserving our natural landscape and historic features.

5. Fairfield is a vibrant and welcoming community.


As of the census of 2020, 2,044 people, 781 households, and 585 families resided in Farifield. 

PAY TAXES & OTHER FEES

Fairfield Property Taxes are due by the First Friday in November (11/7/2025)

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Hazard Mitigation Planning

If you are interested in participating, please attend Town of Fairfield Selectboard meetings at 7PM, on the second and/or fourth Mondays of the months at the Fairfield Town offices, 25 North Rd., Fairfield, VT. For more information, please contact Cathy Ainsworth, Fairfield Town Administrator, by email, townadmin@fairfieldvermont.us, or call (802) 827-3261 ext.4.  

Click Here to review Fairfield's Expiring Hazard Mitigation Plan
Click Here for more information about this project

Fairfield Zoning Update Project

 The Town of Fairfield is working on an update of its zoning bylaws with the goal of ensuring that the bylaws support  plan’s goals and policies  with a particular focus on regulations in the rural areas of the town.

Click here to view the NRPC page with all Fairfield Zoning Bylaw Update Information
Click here to see the project workplan
Click here to view the Zoning Bylaws Update presentation
Residents, Click here to take the Zoning Bilaws Input survey

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Visit the Town Clerk's office in person at 25 North Road, Fairfield VT during our business hours*

Telephone: (802) 827-3261

25 North Road, Fairfield, VT, USA

Mailing Address: Town of Fairfield, PO Box 5 Fairfield, VT 05455

Business Hours*

Mon

08:00 am – 03:00 pm

Tue

08:00 am – 03:00 pm

Wed

10:00 am – 05:00 pm

Thu

08:00 am – 03:00 pm

Fri

08:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sat

Closed

Sun

Closed

*Any changes to this schedule, if needed, will be posted.  Also, please review the chart below for scheduled closures in 2025.

Open Meetings Q&A

  • Agendas and Minutes can be found on this website under the  Boards & Committees/ Selectboard tab: https://fairfieldvermont.us/selectboard
  • Fairfield Selectboard Recordings can be found at Northwest Access TV's youtube  page by following this link:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrBf_FpjKbwcLeiK65DDOymtl6A4sakHx
  • A hard copy of  each Agenda is posted publicly at the Town Clerk's Office, the Bent Northrop Memorial Library and the Fairfield Post office, prior to meetings.
  • A hard copy of this year's Meeting Minutes are posted at the Town Clerk's office.


  • Agendas and Minutes can be found on this website under the Boards & Committees/ Planning & Zoning Board tab: https://fairfieldvermont.us/planning-%26-zoning-board
  • Recordings of meetings that take place after July 1, 2024  will be available for thirty days, after the minutes of the meetings have been approved, as per state statute.
  • A hard copy of  each Agenda is posted publicly at the Town Clerk's Office, the Bent Northrop Memorial Library and the Fairfield Post office, prior to meetings.
  • A hard copy of this year's Meeting Minutes are posted at the Town Clerk's office.


  • Library Trustee Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found on the library's website under the About/ Board of Trustees https://www.bentnorthrop.org/board-of-trustees.html
  • Recordings of meetings that take place after July 1, 2024  will be available for thirty days after the minutes of the meetings have been approved, as per state statute.
  • A hard copy of  each Agenda is posted publicly at the Town Clerk's Office, the Bent Northrop Memorial Library and the Fairfield Community Center prior to meetings.
  • A hard copy of this year's Meeting Minutes are available at the Bent Northrop Memorial Library.


 Any open Meeting Law  complaints directed to the Town of Fairfield must be filed with the Town Administrator by e-mail, townadmin@fairfeildvermont.us  or mailed to Town of Fairfield, ATTN: Town Administrator, P.O. Box #5, Fairfield, VT 05455.

Public Information Rights, Penalty & Enforcement (1 V.S.A. § 314) (pdf)Download

Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations

 State law (24 V.S.A. § 1997) requires municipalities to enact procedures to investigate complaints that allege a municipal officer has violated the Municipal Code of Ethics and to enforce against substantiated complaints, including developing methods of enforcement and available remedies. Below is the Town of Fairfield’s Process for Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations and Ethics Complaint Form and the contact information for the Town’s Ethics liaison.

Town of Fairfield’s Ethics Liaison

Cathy Ainsworth, Town Administrator

To email: Send to townadmin@fairfieldvermont.us with “Ethics Complaint” in the subject line.

To mail, address to:
Town of Fairfield

Attn: Town Administrator
PO Box 5

Fairfield, VT 05455

To call for assistance: 802-827-3261 ext. 4

Municipal Ethics Documents

FAIRFIELD_Municipal Ethics Complaint Form (pdf)

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Municipal Code of Ethics (pdf)

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FAIRFIELD_Process for Investigation and Enforcement of Ethical Violations (pdf)

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