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Barre vs Jericho vs Barre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
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 | Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,005 |
5,114Lowest |
8,412Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±4.2 12% above VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Jericho and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Barre and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,210±$9k 15% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
| Jericho and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,400±$13k 11% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,524±$399 24% above VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
| Jericho and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,737Lowest 6% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.7%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Barre 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 | #19 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Barre Unified Union School District #97 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Spaulding Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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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.