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Jericho vs Reading vs Waterbury
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Reading has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
Waterbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Reading | Waterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
699Lowest |
5,405Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+5.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Reading and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterbury and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterbury and Reading 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 |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$103,917±$23k 28% above VT |
| Jericho and Waterbury 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 |
$377,200±$72kLowest 19% above VT |
$447,200±$40k 41% above VT |
| Jericho and Waterbury 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 |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
$1,027±$535Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,754Lowest 14% above VT |
$6,435 28% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
46.8%±21.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Reading 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% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
70.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.3%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waterbury and Reading 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 | — | #20 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.