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Hartwick vs Jericho vs Covert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartwick has the most affordable homes ($174k median).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Covert has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
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 | Hartwick | Jericho | Covert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,143 |
5,114Highest |
2,004Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±5.4Lowest 27% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1 28% above U.S. |
50.4±4.3Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Covert and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
24.1%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Covert and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Covert and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartwick and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,196±$6k about the U.S. average |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$75,688±$16kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,500±$36kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$227,200±$48k 32% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$174Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,257±$236 11% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,912Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$3,724 19% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±25.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±18.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hartwick 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 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 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.