What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whiting has the most kids (23.5% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Whiting	Jacksonville
People
Population	532Highest	106Lowest
Median age	39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT	50.6±12.1Highest 17% above VT
	Jacksonville and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9%	6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Whiting and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	25.5%±23.3Highest VT: 21.4%
	Jacksonville and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.9%Highest VT: 43.8%	19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.2%±4Highest VT: 7%	0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7%
	Whiting and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT	$83,281±$30kLowest about the VT average
	Whiting and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT	$223,400±$61kLowest 29% below VT
	Whiting and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$519 about the VT average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,227Highest 16% below VT	$3,795Lowest 25% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	11.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Highest 1 yr older than VT	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 7% below VT	24 minHighest about the VT average
Work from home	10%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9%	8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Whiting and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in History	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.