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Jericho vs Ogunquit vs Mount Tabor vs Dorset

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Mount Tabor has the most affordable homes ($421k median).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).

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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.

MeasureJerichoOgunquitMount TaborDorset
People
Population
5,114Highest
1,379
304Lowest
2,092
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.7±5.1
28% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
57.8±10.6
49% above U.S.
45.9±7.5Lowest
18% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
24%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21.9%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Mount Tabor 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%
63.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
72.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Dorset 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.
—
$111,250±$40kLowest
38% 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.
$420,500±$76kLowest
26% above U.S.
$569,200±$57k
71% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,731±$111
23% above U.S.
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$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,420±$296Lowest
about the U.S. average
Mount Tabor 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.
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$7,489Highest
140% 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%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
74.4%±22.5
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1972
8 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 min
about the U.S. average
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
22 minLowest
18% below U.S.
Work from home
21.8%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
29.3%±7.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Dorset 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 — — Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School — — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0
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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.