What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jacksonville has the shortest commute (24 min average).

Belvidere has the most kids (22% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Jacksonville	Belvidere
People
Population	106Lowest	422Highest
Median age	50.6±12.1Highest 17% above VT	40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT
	Jacksonville and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	22%±4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Belvidere and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±23.3Highest VT: 21.4%	8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Jacksonville and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	35.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7%	1.4%±1.3Highest VT: 7%
	Belvidere and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average	$81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average
	Jacksonville and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$223,400±$61kLowest 29% below VT	$239,200±$51kHighest 24% below VT
	Belvidere and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,542±$1k 25% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,795Lowest 25% below VT	$3,908Highest 22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	66.7%±53.8 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%	5.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT	1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	38 minHighest 60% above VT
Work from home	8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	9.4%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9%
	Belvidere 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.