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Busti vs Jericho vs Kiantone vs Lancaster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Busti has the most renters (27.3% rent).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% under 18).
Lancaster has the shortest commute (19 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 | Busti | Jericho | Kiantone | Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,452 |
5,114 |
1,865Lowest |
10,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 20% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
38.2±9.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.1±4.7 16% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
33.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Busti and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lancaster and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9k 17% below U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$81,000±$17k about the U.S. average |
$66,148±$7kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12k 51% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$163,800±$14kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$202,200±$16k 39% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106 23% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$950±$666Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$969±$169 31% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 24% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$3,461Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$4,932 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.1%±36.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
52%±19Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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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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.