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Jericho vs Ogunquit vs Exeter

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 most kids (19.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Exeter has the most renters (30.9% rent).

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.

MeasureJerichoOgunquitExeter
People
Population
5,114
1,379Lowest
16,151Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+12.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
45.8±2.3Lowest
18% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
Jericho and Exeter 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
59.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Exeter 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.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$110,346±$13kLowest
37% 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.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$456,600±$21kLowest
37% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,731±$111Lowest
23% above U.S.
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$1,856±$223Highest
31% above U.S.
Exeter and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,318
135% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$8,814Highest
183% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59%±11.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Exeter 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%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
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 min
about the U.S. average
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
25 minLowest
6% below U.S.
Work from home
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.9%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #6 of 70 in VT — #22 of 120 in NH
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 — Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School — Exeter High School
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
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12.1Lowest
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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.