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Jay vs Danby vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
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 | Jay | Danby | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471Lowest |
1,133Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Danby and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
| Weston and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.