What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jericho has the most kids (19.5% under 18).

Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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	Middlebury
People
Population	5,114Lowest	9,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT	31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT
Kids under 18	19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9%	11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
Age 65+	20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4%
	Middlebury 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%Highest VT: 43.8%	55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%	32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT	$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT
	Jericho and Middlebury 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	$409,700±$30kLowest 29% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT	$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,318Highest 45% above VT	$6,868Lowest 36% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4%	50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Jericho and Middlebury 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%	10.7%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.9%Highest VT: 73.2%	65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT	1976Lowest same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest 10% above VT	16 minLowest 33% below VT
Work from home	21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9%	18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Jericho and Middlebury 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	#17 of 70 in VT
School district	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town	Mt. Mansfield Union High School	Middlebury Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school	13.0Highest	12.6Lowest
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Old photos in Our Story	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.