Compare towns
Chittenden vs Jericho vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Plainfield has the most renters (19.1% 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.
| Measure | Chittenden | Jericho | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
5,114Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
| Chittenden and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Chittenden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Jericho and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Plainfield 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 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.