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Bellows Falls vs Barre vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Barre has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Bellows Falls | Barre | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Lowest |
8,412Highest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
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 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest 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+ | 23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest 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+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 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 | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$65,625±$7k 19% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,093±$58 11% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest 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 | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
17.3% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 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.