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Norton vs Hancock vs Jacksonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering NortonHolland
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Jacksonville has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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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 | Norton | Hancock | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 108 |
435Highest |
106Lowest |
| Median age | 53.8±6.7Highest 25% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.6±12.1 17% above VT |
| Norton and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±21.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±15.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±23.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Norton and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Norton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average |
| Jacksonville and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $200,000±$32k 37% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$223,400±$61kHighest 29% below VT |
| Jacksonville and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $939±$19 24% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,769Lowest 45% below VT |
$3,511 30% below VT |
$3,795Highest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 3.5%±16.9 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 68% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Norton and Hancock 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.