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Jericho vs Brattleboro vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k 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.

MeasureJerichoBrattleboroWindsor
People
Population
5,114
12,122Highest
3,554Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+1.1%
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
49.7±5.1Highest
15% above VT
45.6±4.5
6% above VT
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
Jericho and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
19%±2.8Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
20.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±3.2
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
46.5%
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
4.1%±1.6Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
Brattleboro 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
44% above VT
$58,241±$8k
28% below VT
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$257,300±$18k
19% below VT
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$1,074±$58
13% below VT
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$5,700
13% above VT
$5,209Lowest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
46.9%±9.6
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
17.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
58.5%
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1955
21 yrs older than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
10% above VT
19 minLowest
19% below VT
23 min
3% below VT
Work from home
21.8%±6.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.9%±4
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Jericho and Brattleboro 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 #33 of 70 in VT #61 of 70 in VT
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School Brattleboro Union High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
9.0Lowest
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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.