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Bath vs Calais 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
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Bath | Calais | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,713Lowest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36k 17% above U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$6,586 111% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | — | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 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.