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Bow vs Jericho vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Jericho has the oldest population (median age 49.7).
Waitsfield has the most affordable homes ($422k 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 | Bow | Jericho | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
5,114 |
1,918Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
44.3±5.3 14% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Waitsfield and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16k 45% above U.S. |
$84,375±$34kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$493,100±$38k 48% above U.S. |
$422,400±$92kLowest 27% above U.S. |
| Bow and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178 9% above U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,200±$821Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Jericho and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$7,318 135% above U.S. |
$6,208Lowest 99% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.4%±30.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Bow School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.