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Bethel vs Jericho vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most affordable homes ($238k median).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Royalton has the most renters (36.5% 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 | Bethel | Jericho | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,736Lowest |
5,114Highest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.7Highest 18% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Bethel and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bethel and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,822±$7kLowest 7% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$103,938±$24k 28% above VT |
| Jericho and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,000±$41kLowest 25% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,335±$220 8% above VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,168 about the VT average |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±22 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Royalton 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 | — | #6 of 70 in VT | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.