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Jericho vs Ware vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Warren has the most renters (35.5% 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 | Ware | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
10,048Highest |
5,009Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7 11% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Jericho and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Warren 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
24% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Warren 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 45% above U.S. |
$67,475±$15k 16% below U.S. |
$66,082±$6kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$289,700±$28kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$333,700±$35k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,043±$109 26% below U.S. |
$890±$174Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$4,237Lowest 36% above U.S. |
$4,530 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jericho and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | #165 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Ware | Quaboag Regional |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Quaboag Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
11.1 |
10.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.