Compare towns
Jericho vs Fairfax vs Duxbury
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 most expensive homes ($493k median).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
Duxbury has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Fairfax | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
5,226Highest |
1,548Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+17%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
38.8±3.3 10% below VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfax and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±2.6 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16k 44% above VT |
$128,963±$29kHighest 59% above VT |
$105,208±$25kLowest 30% above VT |
| Fairfax and Jericho 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 |
$378,200±$22k 19% above VT |
$364,600±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,080±$131Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
| Jericho and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,497Lowest 9% above VT |
$6,564 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±33.9 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Fairfax 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% |
5.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1994Highest 18 yrs newer than VT |
1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairfax 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 | #36 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Fairfax School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
9.8 |
9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.