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Jericho vs Wolfeboro vs Charlotte

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 affordable homes ($493k median).
Wolfeboro has the most renters (21.9% rent).
Charlotte has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).

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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.

MeasureJerichoWolfeboroCharlotte
People
Population
5,114
6,571Highest
3,916Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.7±5.1Lowest
28% above U.S.
57±1.8Highest
47% above U.S.
52.2±5
34% above U.S.
Wolfeboro and Charlotte 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%
13.7%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.6%±4.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Charlotte 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
U.S.: 17.2%
34.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.3%±5.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
45%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
66.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wolfeboro 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±$16k
45% above U.S.
$94,375±$22kLowest
17% above U.S.
$144,375±$27kHighest
79% above U.S.
Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$493,100±$38kLowest
48% above U.S.
$546,500±$60k
64% above U.S.
$695,300±$53kHighest
109% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,731±$111
23% above U.S.
$1,103±$76Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,738±$803Highest
23% above U.S.
Charlotte and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,318
135% above U.S.
$4,531Lowest
45% above U.S.
$9,221Highest
196% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±11.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.1%±28.6
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Charlotte 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%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
78.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1982Lowest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
10% below U.S.
25 min
5% below U.S.
Work from home
21.8%±6.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.9%±6.6
U.S.: 15.1%
29.8%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Charlotte and Wolfeboro 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 #46 of 120 in NH #3 of 70 in VT
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Governor Wentworth Regional School District Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56
High school in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School Kingswood Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
13.0Highest
11.1Lowest
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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.