Compare towns
Jericho vs Strafford vs Middlebury
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%).
Strafford has the most kids (23% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Strafford | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
1,372Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
51.4±4.7Highest 19% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Strafford 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% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford 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% |
22.1%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Strafford and Middlebury 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% |
53.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$110,833±$19k 36% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Jericho and Strafford 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 |
$431,300±$40k 36% above VT |
$409,700±$30kLowest 29% above VT |
| Jericho and Strafford 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 |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$7,149 42% above VT |
$6,868Lowest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Middlebury 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% |
5.2% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.9% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Strafford School District | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 12.6Lowest |
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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.