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Jericho vs Peru vs Wells
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 most people working from home (21.8%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Peru | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
434Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Wells 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% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Peru 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% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells 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±$16k 44% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Peru 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±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Jericho and Peru 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 |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Wells 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% |
1.8% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Peru 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 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.