Compare towns
Bennington vs Jericho vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Bennington | Jericho | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
5,114Lowest |
6,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Jericho and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bennington and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513 10% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Bennington 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
13.0 |
11.4Lowest |
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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.