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Jacksonville vs Highgate vs Lemington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jacksonville has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Jacksonville | Highgate | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 106Lowest |
3,528Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.6±12.1 17% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.8±22.6Highest 25% above VT |
| Lemington and Jacksonville 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% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±21.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lemington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±23.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
35.2%±23.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Lemington and Jacksonville 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% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
31.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±9.7 VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Lemington 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 |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below VT |
| Jacksonville and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $223,400±$61k 29% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT |
| Highgate and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691 27% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,795Highest 25% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$2,365Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 30.5%±11.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Highgate and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 32% above VT |
37 minHighest 57% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Lemington and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.