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Jay vs Randolph vs Randolph
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 people working from home (27.3%).
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Randolph has the most kids (17.3% 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.
| Measure | Jay | Randolph | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471Lowest |
2,007 |
4,843Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
50.5±7.7 17% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
| Jay and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Randolph and Jay 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% |
24.2%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.1% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Randolph 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 |
$75,069±$11k 8% below VT |
$76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
| Randolph and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
$278,700±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
| Randolph and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,095±$198Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
| Randolph and Randolph 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 |
$4,507 11% below VT |
$4,698Highest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Randolph 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% |
14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
67.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
21 min 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.