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Ira vs Jay vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Jay has the most kids (14.2% under 18).
Stockbridge has the most renters (15% rent).
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 | Ira | Jay | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
471 |
791Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Jay and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$77,109±$12kHighest 5% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$283,500±$26kHighest 10% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
— | $1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,488Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7 VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Jay 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.