Compare towns
Jericho vs Shaftsbury vs Randolph
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%).
Shaftsbury has the most kids (26.5% under 18).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Shaftsbury | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
3,607Lowest |
4,843 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
43±6.6 about the VT average |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
| Jericho and Shaftsbury 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% |
26.5%±6.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Shaftsbury 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 VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4.8 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Shaftsbury 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% |
40.9% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$86,071±$24k 6% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
| Jericho and Shaftsbury 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 |
$267,300±$24kLowest 16% below VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,079±$54Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,015Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,698 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.7%±36Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Randolph 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% |
9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.3% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
25 min 5% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.2%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Randolph 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 | #62 of 70 in VT | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 9.4Lowest |
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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.