What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jacksonville has the shortest commute (24 min average).

Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).

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	Norton
People
Population	106Lowest	108Highest
Median age	50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT	53.8±6.7Highest 25% above VT
	Norton 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%	13%±21.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Norton and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4%	31.5%±15.8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Norton 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%	28.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7%	4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7%
	Norton 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	$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT
	Jacksonville and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$223,400±$61kHighest 29% below VT	$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT
	Jacksonville and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,795Highest 25% below VT	$2,769Lowest 45% below VT
Below poverty line	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%	13%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% VT: 73.2%	100% VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	39 minHighest 68% above VT
Work from home	8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9%
	Norton 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.