What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lemington has the most kids (19.4% under 18).

Jacksonville has the most expensive homes ($223k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Lemington	Jacksonville
People
Population	108Highest	106Lowest
Median age	53.8±22.6Highest 25% above VT	50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT
	Lemington and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±21.8Highest VT: 17.9%	6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Lemington and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.2%±23.8Highest VT: 21.4%	25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Lemington and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.3%Highest VT: 43.8%	19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±9.7Highest VT: 7%	0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7%
	Lemington and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below VT	$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average
	Jacksonville and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT	$223,400±$61kHighest 29% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,365Lowest 53% below VT	$3,795Highest 25% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%	3.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 57% above VT	24 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9%	8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Lemington 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.