Compare towns
Roxbury vs Jay vs Braintree vs Kirby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the youngest population (median age 35.6).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Braintree has the most renters (19% rent).
Kirby has the most expensive homes ($303k 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 | Roxbury | Jay | Braintree | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942 |
471Lowest |
1,026Highest |
756 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
| Braintree and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
32.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Braintree and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
— | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$4,597Highest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
34 min 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.