Compare towns
Jericho vs Dummerston vs Brattleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Brattleboro has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Jericho | Dummerston | Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
2,090Lowest |
7,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
44.3±5.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Jericho and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
24.8%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Dummerston 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% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
47.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.4Highest 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 |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$52,734±$12kLowest 35% below VT |
| Jericho and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$234,600±$20kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,113±$67Lowest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,490 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.1%±9.5 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% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston 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 | — | #33 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 | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.