Compare towns
Jericho vs Plainfield vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Plainfield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
1,314Lowest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
42.6±5.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Jericho and Plainfield 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Plainfield 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% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon and Plainfield 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% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Vernon 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±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$285,100±$25kLowest 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Plainfield 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Plainfield 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 | — | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | Vernon School District |
| 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 History | 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.