Compare towns
Canaan vs Jericho vs Charleston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canaan has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Charleston has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Canaan | Jericho | Charleston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
5,114Highest |
936 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.2±4.6 23% above VT |
49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
58.4±9.3Highest 35% above VT |
| Charleston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.5%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.7%±8.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Charleston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
13.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Charleston and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,606±$4k 32% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$49,286±$17kLowest 39% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,900±$46kLowest 36% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$238,000±$53k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$979±$444Lowest 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,389Lowest 33% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,750 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±63.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.7%±26.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 15% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.4%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Charleston 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 | Canaan School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Charleston School District |
| High school in town | Canaan High School CTE Program | 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.