Compare towns
Middlebury vs Pomfret vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
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 | Middlebury | Pomfret | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
908Lowest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
| Pomfret and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$84,229±$8kLowest 4% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Jericho and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$399,200±$144kLowest 26% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868 36% above VT |
$6,722Lowest 33% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.8% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret 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 | #17 of 70 in VT | — | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.