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Cabot vs Jericho vs Ludlow

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Ludlow has the most renters (48.6% 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.

MeasureCabotJerichoLudlow
People
Population
1,579
5,114Highest
808Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-4.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.3±6.6Lowest
6% below VT
49.7±5.1Highest
15% above VT
48.7±5.6
13% above VT
Jericho and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
13.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Cabot and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±6.4
VT: 21.4%
20.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±0.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%
VT: 43.8%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
2.6%±1.6Highest
VT: 7%
Ludlow and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,031±$16k
5% below VT
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$56,667±$19kLowest
30% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$268,500±$77kLowest
15% below VT
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$304,000±$32k
4% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354
about the VT average
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$1,018±$91Lowest
18% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,639
8% below VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$4,237Lowest
16% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
33%±13.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
51.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
27% above VT
26 min
10% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
Work from home
21.4%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.3%±6.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Jericho and Cabot 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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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.