Compare towns
Jericho vs Middlebury vs Dorset
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 oldest population (median age 49.7).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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.
| Measure | Jericho | Middlebury | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
9,175Highest |
2,092Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
| Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset 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 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dorset and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
| Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38k 56% above VT |
$409,700±$30kLowest 29% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Dorset and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
| Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318 45% above VT |
$6,868Lowest 36% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Dorset 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% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | #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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
12.6Lowest |
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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.