Compare towns
Jericho vs Tunbridge 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 the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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 | Tunbridge | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
1,253Lowest |
4,843 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
| Jericho and Tunbridge 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Tunbridge 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% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
| Jericho and Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,698 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Tunbridge 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | 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.