Living in Jacksonville, VT
Jacksonville is a tiny town of 106 people in Windham County, Vermont. It's about 33 miles from Pittsfield, MA and 71 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 104 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
106people
$223kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
104"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Hartford, CT
- 33 mi to Pittsfield, MA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,409/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (725 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to ALB airport
- 50 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,726 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windham County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.