What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jacksonville has the most homeowners (100%).

West Haven has the most kids (17.5% 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	West Haven
People
Population	106Lowest	234Highest
Median age	50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT	54±10.5Highest 25% above VT
	West Haven 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%	17.5%±13.3Highest VT: 17.9%
	West Haven 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%	29.9%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4%
	West Haven 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%	30.6%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7%	0.4%±4.4Highest VT: 7%
	West Haven 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±$30kLowest about the VT average	$85,250±$29kHighest 5% above VT
	West Haven and Jacksonville 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	$245,000±$34kHighest 23% below VT
	West Haven and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,795Lowest 25% below VT	$4,485Highest 11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%	10.3%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	90.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT	1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	25 minHighest 8% above VT
Work from home	8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	10.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9%
	West Haven 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.