Compare towns
Jericho vs Vergennes vs Charlotte
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
Charlotte has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).
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 | Vergennes | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
2,565Lowest |
3,916 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
46.6±2.1Lowest 8% above VT |
52.2±5Highest 21% above VT |
| Charlotte 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% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.6%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Charlotte 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% |
21.6%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Charlotte and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3% VT: 43.8% |
42.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vergennes and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16k 44% above VT |
$76,587±$13kLowest 6% below VT |
$144,375±$27kHighest 78% above VT |
| Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38k 56% above VT |
$310,000±$24kLowest about the VT average |
$695,300±$53kHighest 120% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111 40% above VT |
$1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,738±$803Highest 41% above VT |
| Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318 45% above VT |
$5,578Lowest 11% above VT |
$9,221Highest 83% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±17.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.1%±28.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Charlotte 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
72.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
21 minLowest 9% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.8%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Charlotte 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | #3 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Vergennes Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.