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Dunstable vs Jericho vs Underhill vs Groton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dunstable has the highest household income ($209k).
Jericho has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Underhill has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Groton has the most people working from home (27.5%).

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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.

MeasureDunstableJerichoUnderhillGroton
People
Population
3,408
5,114
3,141Lowest
11,390Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.5±2.4
7% above U.S.
49.7±5.1Highest
28% above U.S.
38.1±11.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.4±2.7
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.4%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.8%±10.9
U.S.: 22%
28.3%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Groton and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±6
U.S.: 17.2%
17.3%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Jericho and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
62.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
70.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.1%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
5.6%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Dunstable and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$208,512±$23kHighest
158% above U.S.
$116,923±$16k
45% above U.S.
$92,267±$54kLowest
14% above U.S.
$192,958±$27k
139% above U.S.
Dunstable and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$674,000±$30k
103% above U.S.
$493,100±$38k
48% above U.S.
$446,000±$24kLowest
34% above U.S.
$743,400±$46kHighest
123% above U.S.
Groton and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,325±$637Lowest
6% below U.S.
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
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$1,458±$335
3% above U.S.
Jericho and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$9,020
189% above U.S.
$7,318
135% above U.S.
$6,697Lowest
115% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
60%±77.1
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±18.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.8%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Dunstable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1979Lowest
1 yr older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
30% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
33 min
24% above U.S.
32 min
22% above U.S.
Work from home
20%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
19.4%±11.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
27.5%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Groton 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 #4 of 282 in MA #6 of 70 in VT #2 of 70 in VT #39 of 282 in MA
School district Groton-Dunstable Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Groton-Dunstable
High school in town None in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School None in town Groton Dunstable Regional
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.0Lowest
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13.7Highest
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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.