What stands out worked out from the figures below

Troy has the most kids (16.4% under 18).

Jacksonville has the most people working from home (8.2%).

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	Troy	Jacksonville
People
Population	219Highest	106Lowest
Median age	65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT	50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT
	Troy and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%	6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Troy and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4%	25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Troy and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	19.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7%	0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7%
	Troy and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,688±$8kHighest 13% above VT	$83,281±$30kLowest about the VT average
	Troy and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT	$223,400±$61kHighest 29% below VT
	Jacksonville and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,480Lowest 51% below VT	$3,795Highest 25% below VT
Below poverty line	13.7%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% VT: 73.2%	100% VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 6 yrs older than VT	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 19% below VT	24 minHighest about the VT average
Work from home	3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9%	8.2%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9%
	Jacksonville and Troy 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.