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Jericho vs Richmond vs Wheelock
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 expensive homes ($493k median).
Richmond has the most renters (21.2% rent).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Richmond | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
4,159 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
43.7±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock 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% |
21.5%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Richmond 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% |
19.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
59.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$108,235±$24k 33% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Jericho and Richmond 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 |
$432,200±$39k 37% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Jericho and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111 40% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$6,868 36% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.5%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Richmond 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% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
78.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Richmond and Jericho 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 | #5 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | 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.