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Ascutney vs Jericho vs Weathersfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ascutney has the oldest population (median age 64.4).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).

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.

MeasureAscutneyJerichoWeathersfield
People
Population
381Lowest
5,114Highest
2,856
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.6%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
64.4±7.3Highest
49% above VT
49.7±5.1
15% above VT
48.3±5.4Lowest
12% above VT
Kids under 18
10.2%±10.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
22%±6Highest
VT: 17.9%
Weathersfield and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
44.9%±15Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.4%±5.8
VT: 21.4%
Ascutney and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38.6%
VT: 43.8%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
37.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±3.7Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
8.8%±3.8Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$53,269±$46kLowest
34% below VT
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$83,095±$12k
about the VT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$218,800±$91kLowest
31% below VT
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$252,700±$50k
20% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$1,401±$61Lowest
14% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,429Lowest
32% below VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$4,540
10% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
79.3%±52.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
80.3%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Weathersfield and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
0.9%
VT: 10.1%
8.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
92.9%
VT: 73.2%
89.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Lowest
1 yr older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
16 minLowest
33% below VT
26 minHighest
10% above VT
22 min
8% below VT
Work from home
17.5%±24.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4
VT: 16.9%
26.2%±14.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
Weathersfield and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #6 of 70 in VT #21 of 70 in VT
School district — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Weathersfield School District
High school in town — Mt. Mansfield Union High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0
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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.