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Bridgewater vs Jericho vs Mendon vs Braintree
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Braintree has the most renters (19% 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 | Bridgewater | Jericho | Mendon | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 980Lowest |
5,114Highest |
1,113 |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8 32% above VT |
49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Bridgewater 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% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Bridgewater 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% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Mendon 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 |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Jericho and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55k 31% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778 31% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Jericho and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Jericho 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% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
26 min 10% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.