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Hermon vs Ira vs Jasper
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Ira has the most expensive homes ($273k median).
Jasper has the most people working from home (12.2%).
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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 | Hermon | Ira | Jasper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,146 |
381Lowest |
1,308Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -0.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.3±14.4Lowest 7% below U.S. |
54.1±5.5Highest 39% above U.S. |
37.3±7.4 4% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±8.5 U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
33.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Jasper and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±5.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ira and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,896±$16kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$71,827±$5k 11% below U.S. |
$80,588±$7kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Jasper and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,500±$14kLowest 68% below U.S. |
$272,900±$18kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$123,600±$13k 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$435 36% below U.S. |
$942±$52Highest 33% below U.S. |
$658±$149Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Ira and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,076Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$4,146Highest 33% above U.S. |
$2,250 28% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.4%±35.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
35.7%±54.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ira and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jasper and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.