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Gray vs Hampden vs Jericho vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most renters (17.6% rent).
Hampden has the most affordable homes ($301k median).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Gray | Hampden | Jericho | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
7,896 |
5,114Lowest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
41±2.9 5% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.8%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Hampden and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$111,959±$13k 39% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$94,771±$24kLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$301,300±$38kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19k 11% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,286±$317Lowest 9% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,452±$430 about the U.S. average |
| Jericho and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,694 18% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.3%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jericho and Hampden 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME | #6 of 70 in VT | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 22 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Hampden Academy | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
13.0 |
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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.