Compare towns
Lemington vs Victory vs Jacksonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Jacksonville has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Lemington | Victory | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 108Highest |
53Lowest |
106 |
| Median age | 53.8±22.6 25% above VT |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT |
| Victory and Lemington 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% |
7.5%±51 VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Lemington and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.2%±23.8 VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Lemington 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% |
26.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±9.7Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Lemington and Victory 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 |
$2,500 50% below VT |
$3,795Highest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
— |
| Below poverty line | 1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 57% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3 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.