Compare towns
Jericho vs Townshend vs Wardsboro
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).
Townshend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Wardsboro has the oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
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 | Townshend | Wardsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
1,538 |
820Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
51.6±7.3 20% above VT |
| Townshend and Wardsboro 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% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Wardsboro 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% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wardsboro and Jericho 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% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Jericho and Townshend 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 |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$62,000±$6kLowest 24% below VT |
| Jericho and Townshend 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 |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$299,300±$47k 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,479±$224 20% above VT |
| Jericho and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,364 6% above VT |
$4,345Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
54.5%±58Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Townshend 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% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend 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 | — | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
8.1Lowest |
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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.