What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jericho has the most affordable homes ($493k median).

Landgrove has the highest household income ($196k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Jericho	Landgrove
People
Population	5,114Highest	225Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.9% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT	56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT
	Landgrove and Jericho 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%	17.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Jericho and Landgrove 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%	36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Landgrove and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	65.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	91.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%	2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7%
	Landgrove 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±$16kLowest 44% above VT	$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT
	Landgrove 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±$38kLowest 56% above VT	$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,731±$111 40% above VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,318Lowest 45% above VT	$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Jericho and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT	1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 10% above VT	23 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9%	17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Jericho and Landgrove 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	—
High school in town	Mt. Mansfield Union High School	—
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.