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Jericho vs Hampton Beach vs Stowe

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).
Hampton Beach has the oldest population (median age 60.4).
Stowe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.1%).

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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.

MeasureJerichoHampton BeachStowe
People
Population
5,114
2,605Lowest
5,285Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+21.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
60.4±2.4Highest
55% above U.S.
46.3±7.6Lowest
19% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
3.1%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.5%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Stowe 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%
33.7%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.8%±6.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton Beach and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
34%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
66.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.6%±0.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Jericho and Stowe 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.
$82,557±$17kLowest
about the U.S. average
$93,618±$33k
16% above U.S.
Jericho and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$493,100±$38kLowest
48% above U.S.
$508,900±$76k
53% above U.S.
$647,800±$157kHighest
95% above U.S.
Stowe and Hampton Beach 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.
$1,375±$130Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,458±$242
3% above U.S.
Jericho and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
$6,115Lowest
96% above U.S.
$7,161
130% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.7%±20.2
U.S.: 51.1%
24.5%±15.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Hampton Beach 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%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
62.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
78.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
25 min
4% below U.S.
19 minLowest
27% below U.S.
Work from home
21.8%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.9%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Hampton Beach and Stowe 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 — —
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 — Stowe Town School District
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School — Stowe High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
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11.3Lowest
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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.