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Georgia vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgia has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Georgia | Ira |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,890Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.1±4.5Lowest 7% below VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $105,011±$9kHighest 29% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,300±$26kHighest 14% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Georgia and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713Highest 6% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 9% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Georgia School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.