Compare towns
Jericho vs Whiting vs Middlebury
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 homeowners (92.9%).
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($280k median).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Whiting | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114 |
532Lowest |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
| Jericho and Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
| Jericho and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$6,868 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Whiting 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% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
— | 12.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.