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Covert vs Hartwick vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Covert has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
Hartwick has the most affordable homes ($174k median).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Covert | Hartwick | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,004Lowest |
2,143 |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±4.3Highest 30% above U.S. |
49.3±5.4Lowest 27% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1 28% above U.S. |
| Covert and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Covert and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Covert and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartwick and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,688±$16kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$81,196±$6k about the U.S. average |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,200±$48k 32% below U.S. |
$173,500±$36kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,257±$236 11% below U.S. |
$1,000±$174Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,724 19% above U.S. |
$2,912Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
80%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±13.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hartwick and Jericho 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 | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.