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Bridgewater vs Ira vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Ira has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Bridgewater | Ira | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
381Lowest |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Bridgewater 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 |
| School district | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.