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Auburn vs Aurelius vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% rent).
Aurelius has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Auburn | Aurelius | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,285Highest |
2,593Lowest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±1.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
49.1±4 26% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Aurelius and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Aurelius and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Aurelius and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,052±$5kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$94,079±$16k 17% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$9kLowest 54% below U.S. |
$167,000±$14k 50% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$50 37% below U.S. |
$813±$200Lowest 42% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,998 28% above U.S. |
$3,516Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±7.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
44%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 25% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.7%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #374 of 484 in NY | — | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
— | 13.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.