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Jericho vs Westminster vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Westminster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
2,999Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Westminster and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.