What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k median).

Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hyde Park	Jericho
People
Population	3,000Lowest	5,114Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8%	+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8%
Median age	41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT	49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT
	Jericho and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9%	19.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Hyde Park and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.7%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	20.2%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4%
	Jericho and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%	65.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7%	2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%
	Hyde Park and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$84,375±$9kLowest 4% above VT	$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT	$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT	$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,883Lowest 23% below VT	$7,318Highest 45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4%	79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4%
	Jericho and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%	92.9%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 12% above VT	26 minLowest 10% above VT
Work from home	8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9%	21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#59 of 70 in VT	#6 of 70 in VT
School district	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town	Lamoille Union High School	Mt. Mansfield Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.0Lowest	13.0Highest
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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.