Compare towns
Landgrove vs Ludlow vs Jay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Landgrove has the highest household income ($196k).
Ludlow has the most renters (28.1% rent).
Jay has the most affordable homes ($234k 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 | Landgrove | Ludlow | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
1,990Highest |
471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
52.2±6.2 21% above VT |
52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
| Landgrove and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Landgrove and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
| Landgrove and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,112±$151 10% below VT |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| 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.