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Jericho vs Bartlett vs Dorset

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).

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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.

MeasureJerichoBartlettDorset
People
Population
5,114Highest
3,281
2,092Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
57.4±4.7Highest
48% above U.S.
45.9±7.5Lowest
18% above U.S.
Bartlett and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Dorset and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.9%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
72.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dorset and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$116,923±$16kHighest
45% above U.S.
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
$111,250±$40k
38% above U.S.
Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$493,100±$38k
48% above U.S.
$371,400±$78kLowest
12% above U.S.
$569,200±$57kHighest
71% above U.S.
Dorset and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,676±$97
19% above U.S.
$1,420±$296Lowest
about the U.S. average
Jericho and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,318
135% above U.S.
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
$7,489Highest
140% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.5%±37.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
74.4%±22.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1972Lowest
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
22 minLowest
18% below U.S.
Work from home
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
29.3%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Dorset 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 #74 of 120 in NH —
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Bartlett School District Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School None in town 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.