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Jericho vs Windsor vs Morrisville
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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Morrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Windsor | Morrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+6.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
45.3±6 5% above VT |
| Jericho and Morrisville 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Jericho 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Morrisville 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% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
10.6%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$68,240±$15k 16% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$276,300±$20k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,289±$116 4% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,542Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.5%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Morrisville 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
52.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
22 min 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Morrisville 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — | — |
| 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.