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Jericho vs Wells vs Mendon
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).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Wells | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
1,148 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Wells 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% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Wells 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% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Wells 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 |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Jericho and Mendon 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 |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Jericho 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.