Compare towns
Victory vs Fairlee 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 most kids (7.5% under 18).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
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 | Fairlee | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
54 |
106Highest |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
63.5±7.6 47% above VT |
50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT |
| Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
6.6%±26.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Victory and Jacksonville 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% |
37%±54.9 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
19.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7 VT: 7% |
0%±26.2 VT: 7% |
0%±13.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT |
$223,400±$61kLowest 29% below VT |
| Fairlee and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,057±$620 14% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$3,750 26% below VT |
$3,795Highest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Fairlee and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3% VT: 10.1% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4% VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1950 26 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
— | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee 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.