Fairfax is a largely residential community that retains a rural flavor with about two dozen dairy farms and scenic, hilly terrain that affords dramatic vistas of Mount Mansfield. Bellows Free Academy, which houses kindergarten through 12th grade on one site, is a focal point of this education-minded community. A Milton Bradley plant is the town's largest employer with products that include wooden pieces for the "Scrabble" board game. Central Vermont Public Service Corp. operates a major hydroelectric plant on the Lamoille River. The Vermont Food Venture Center provides entrepreneurs with low-cost kitchen facilities that have provided a boost to Vermont's burgeoning specialty foods industry.
