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Dummerston vs Jericho vs Kittery vs Moretown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% 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.

MeasureDummerstonJerichoKitteryMoretown
People
Population
2,090
5,114
10,473Highest
1,532Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.6±11.7Lowest
17% above U.S.
49.7±5.1Highest
28% above U.S.
46.8±2.3
20% above U.S.
46.8±3.8
20% above U.S.
Jericho and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.7%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
Dummerston and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Kittery and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Kittery and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$101,696±$21k
26% above U.S.
$116,923±$16kHighest
45% above U.S.
$93,728±$14kLowest
16% above U.S.
$104,423±$7k
29% above U.S.
Jericho and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$335,300±$22kLowest
about the U.S. average
$493,100±$38kHighest
48% above U.S.
$468,500±$31k
41% above U.S.
$380,800±$36k
14% above U.S.
Jericho and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,392±$126
about the U.S. average
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,716±$224
21% above U.S.
$838±$462Lowest
41% below U.S.
Jericho and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,536
45% above U.S.
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
$4,518Lowest
45% above U.S.
$5,506
77% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±32.2
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.8%±14.9
U.S.: 51.1%
16.1%±14.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
25 min
5% below U.S.
Work from home
25.9%±10.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Dummerston and Kittery 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 #17 of 133 in ME —
School district Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Kittery Public Schools Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town None in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School Robert W Traip Academy None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0Highest
9.9Lowest
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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.