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Duxbury vs Fairfax vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Duxbury has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
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 | Duxbury | Fairfax | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,548Lowest |
5,226Highest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
38.8±3.3 10% below VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5% VT: 43.8% |
49.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,208±$25kLowest 30% above VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$116,923±$16k 44% above VT |
| Fairfax and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $364,600±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
$378,200±$22k 19% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Jericho and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,564 30% above VT |
$5,497Lowest 9% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax 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 | — | #36 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Fairfax School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
9.8 |
13.0Highest |
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| 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.