Compare towns
Barre vs Jericho vs St. Johnsbury
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 most renters (49.6% rent).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
St. Johnsbury has the most affordable homes ($178k 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 | Jericho | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,412Highest |
5,114Lowest |
7,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
42.8±3.8 about the VT average |
| Jericho and St. Johnsbury 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% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Johnsbury 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% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| St. Johnsbury 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% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury 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 |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$914±$44Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,192 3% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
48%±11 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
20 min 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and St. Johnsbury 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT | #60 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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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.