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Bridport vs Jericho vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most affordable homes ($367k median).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
New Haven has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Bridport | Jericho | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Lowest |
5,114Highest |
1,792 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
48±3.9Lowest 11% above VT |
| Jericho and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridport and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Jericho and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
| Jericho and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35kLowest 16% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$379,300±$19k 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 4% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Lowest 10% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,967 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and New Haven 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None 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.