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Granby vs Ira vs Jacksonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Granby has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Ira has the most kids (10.5% under 18).
Jacksonville has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Granby | Ira | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 67Lowest |
381Highest |
106 |
| Median age | 65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 3%±39.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Ira and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Granby and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±16 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,083±$51kLowest 30% below VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average |
| Jacksonville and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
$223,400±$61k 29% below VT |
| Ira and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $942±$52 24% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,250Lowest 55% below VT |
$4,146Highest 18% below VT |
$3,795 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 7.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±17.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Granby and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.