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Danby vs Jericho vs Stowe

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Stowe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.1%).

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.

MeasureDanbyJerichoStowe
People
Population
1,133Lowest
5,114
5,285Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
+21.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
52.6±4.8Highest
22% above VT
49.7±5.1
15% above VT
46.3±7.6Lowest
7% above VT
Danby and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.6%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
22.5%±4.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
Stowe and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
20.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.8%±6.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
Stowe and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
65.3%
VT: 43.8%
66.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
Danby and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,321±$13kLowest
5% below VT
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$93,618±$33k
15% above VT
Jericho and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$272,400±$41kLowest
14% below VT
$493,100±$38k
56% above VT
$647,800±$157kHighest
105% above VT
Stowe and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$794±$166Lowest
36% below VT
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$1,458±$242
18% above VT
Jericho and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,543Lowest
10% below VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$7,161
42% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.4%±34.6
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
24.5%±15.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%
VT: 10.1%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.3%
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
78.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Lowest
5 yrs newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
26% above VT
26 min
10% above VT
19 minLowest
18% below VT
Work from home
12.1%±5.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±8.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Stowe 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 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Stowe Town School District
High school in town None in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School Stowe High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0Highest
11.3Lowest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.