Compare towns
Barre vs Bellows Falls vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
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 | Barre | Bellows Falls | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
2,891Lowest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
| Jericho and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
50.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 70 in VT | — | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Spaulding Union High School | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.