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Kirby vs Jericho vs Roxbury
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).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Kirby | Jericho | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
5,114Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Jericho and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Jericho and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326 about the VT average |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597 9% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Kirby 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 | — |
| 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.