Compare towns
Troy vs Middlebury vs Jacksonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most kids (16.4% under 18).
Middlebury has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Jacksonville has the oldest housing (typical home built 1950).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Troy | Middlebury | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 219 |
9,175Highest |
106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
50.6±12.1 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% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Middlebury 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% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±23.3 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±6.3 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,688±$8kHighest 13% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$83,281±$30kLowest about the VT average |
| Troy and Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$223,400±$61k 29% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,156±$113 6% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,795 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 19% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.