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Brookline vs Highgate vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k 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 | Brookline | Highgate | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
3,528 |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
| Jericho and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,731±$111 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Brookline 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
13.0Highest |
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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.