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Jericho vs Vernon vs Enosburgh
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%).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
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 | Vernon | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
2,709Lowest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Jericho and Vernon 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% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Jericho 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% |
22.8%±2.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Vernon 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% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Vernon 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 |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Enosburgh 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% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Vernon School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.