Personal loans in Jacksonville, VT
In Jacksonville, one of 40 Census places in Vermont, the figure to compare across lenders is the APR, not the advertised rate. Jacksonville gained roughly 1.4% in population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison.
Jacksonville is home to roughly 218 people and stands 36th by size out of 40 Census places in Vermont. Rate-shopping from Jacksonville costs nothing at pre-qualification, where a soft pull leaves your credit file alone. Which products a lender may offer to Jacksonville's 218 residents follows from the Vermont consumer-lending framework. The nearest larger metro is Greenfield, MA about 17 miles away.
The Jacksonville data picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced Vermont table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: a Census-estimated 218, 36th among Vermont's 40 places (Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A gain of roughly 1.4% between 2020 and 2023.
- Net change: roughly 3 more people than the 2020 Census counted.
- Size percentile: about 10% of Vermont's Census places are smaller than Jacksonville.
- Land and density: 1.1 square miles of land carry roughly 192 residents per square mile.
- Land area rank: Jacksonville's 1.1 square miles rank 28th of 40 places in Vermont.
- Water area rank: Jacksonville ranks 23rd among Vermont's 40 places, with 0.03 sq mi.
- State population share: Jacksonville accounts for about 0.1% of everyone in Vermont.
- National rank: Jacksonville sits 16,195th by population among the 19,457 places in this dataset.
- Growth in Vermont: Jacksonville stands 10th by percentage change from 2020 to 2023, among 40 places.
- Against the state trend: Jacksonville's 1.4% change compares with a Vermont average of -0.1% across its 40 places.
- Density in Vermont: Jacksonville ranks 37th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Jacksonville's 192 people per square mile sit against a Vermont median of 874.
- Location: coordinates 42.7940, -72.8156 (US Census Bureau Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Greenfield (17 mi); North Adams (17 mi); North Bennington (23 mi); Westminster (27 mi); Keene (28 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Jacksonville.
- Smaller towns nearby: Newfane (16 mi); Old Bennington (21 mi); Galway (63 mi).
- Smaller neighbours: 2 places smaller than Jacksonville sit within 50 miles.
- At 100 miles: 170 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
The geography behind Jacksonville
Jacksonville covers about 1.1 square miles of land, with 0.03 square miles of water inside its boundaries (Census Gazetteer). With 218 residents, the land area yields roughly 192 people per square mile. Burlington, the largest place in Vermont, is about 119 miles from Jacksonville. Jacksonville has 41 larger places within a 50-mile radius. The 100-mile radius contains 170 larger places.
What shapes a Jacksonville personal loan
In Jacksonville, a small community of about 218, the amount is advanced up front and repaid in fixed installments; the city's size does not change the pricing. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Jacksonville's rank of 36th in Vermont: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Jacksonville loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Jacksonville against the rest of Vermont
Within Vermont, Jacksonville holds roughly 0.1% of all residents, the 36th-largest share among 40 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Jacksonville stands 10th among Vermont's 40 places — roughly the 75th percentile. Its roughly 192 residents per square mile place it 37th among Vermont's places. By land area, its 1.1 square miles rank 28th of 40 places in Vermont.
Vermont rules behind a Jacksonville personal loan
Below are the Vermont rules that apply to a loan made in Jacksonville, each with the regulator that issued it.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR), Banking Division Source says: The Banking Division regulates the below listed non-depository financial services. | Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Lender license required from the Commissioner (8 V.S.A. ch. 73, § 2201) Source says: Without first obtaining a license under this chapter from the Commissioner, a person shall not | Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 12% per annum general legal rate; 18% permitted for certain single-payment loans by regulated lenders (9 V.S.A. § 41a) Source says: the rate of interest or the sum allowed for forbearance or use of money shall be 12 percent per annum computed by the actuarial method | Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) as of 2026-09-16 |
What is available to Jacksonville borrowers
Jacksonville is lightly settled, with about 192 people per square mile and 41 larger places within 50 miles. Lenders licensed in Vermont reach Jacksonville's 218 residents online, so the nearest branch is not what sets your APR. The nearest bigger place is Greenfield, MA about 17 miles away.
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Nearby places
- Newfane, VT — population 92
- Greenfield, MA — population 17,628
- North Adams, MA — population 12,483
- Old Bennington, VT — population 132
- North Bennington, VT — population 1,705
- Manchester, VT — population 771
- Westminster, VT — population 288
- Saxtons River, VT — population 472