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Victory vs Brookline vs Jacksonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Jacksonville has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Victory | Brookline | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
531Highest |
106 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
50.6±12.1 17% above VT |
| Victory and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±23.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average |
| Jacksonville and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$223,400±$61kLowest 29% below VT |
| Brookline and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232 40% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,795 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Brookline and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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.