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Berwick vs Windham 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

Berwick has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Windham has the most renters (15.4% rent).
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.

MeasureBerwickWindhamJericho
People
Population
8,175
19,188Highest
5,114Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.7±2.9Lowest
5% above U.S.
41.8±1.8
7% above U.S.
49.7±5.1Highest
28% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.7%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Berwick and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Jericho and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,771±$24kLowest
17% above U.S.
$107,934±$14k
34% above U.S.
$116,923±$16kHighest
45% above U.S.
Jericho and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$369,100±$19kLowest
11% above U.S.
$388,900±$22k
17% above U.S.
$493,100±$38kHighest
48% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,452±$430
about the U.S. average
$1,232±$332Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
Jericho and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,436
42% above U.S.
$3,938Lowest
26% above U.S.
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50.6%±46
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1985
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Lowest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
12% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
20.2%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Jericho and Berwick 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 #101 of 133 in ME #95 of 133 in ME #6 of 70 in VT
School district RSU 60/MSAD 60 RSU 14 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town None in town Windham High School Mt. Mansfield Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.1Lowest
13.0Highest
On TownTapestry
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.