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Braintree vs Gray vs Jericho vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Braintree | Gray | Jericho | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
8,429Highest |
5,114 |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1 28% above U.S. |
53.3±7.6 37% above U.S. |
| Braintree and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Braintree and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the U.S. average |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$72,676±$8kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$253,600±$81k 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$929±$158 34% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 25% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$3,977 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
40.8%±27.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rochester 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.