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Addison vs Jay vs Landgrove
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Jay | Landgrove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
471 |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
| Landgrove and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
| Landgrove and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461 64% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.