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Jericho vs Gray vs Ogunquit vs Underhill

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).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).

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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.

MeasureJerichoGrayOgunquitUnderhill
People
Population
5,114
8,429Highest
1,379Lowest
3,141
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
38.1±11.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Underhill and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.2%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Ogunquit 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.
$95,236±$8k
18% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$92,267±$54kLowest
14% above U.S.
Jericho and Ogunquit 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.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$446,000±$24k
34% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$6,697
115% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±18.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Gray 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%
3.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
8% above U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.4%±11.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #6 of 70 in VT #10 of 133 in ME — #2 of 70 in VT
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School Gray-New Gloucester High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
12.5Lowest
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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.