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Mount Tabor vs Middlesex vs Jericho

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k 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.

MeasureMount TaborMiddlesexJericho
People
Population
304Lowest
1,943
5,114Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+2.8%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
44.4±3.9Lowest
3% above VT
49.7±5.1
15% above VT
Mount Tabor and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
Middlesex and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.6%±3.7
VT: 21.4%
20.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%
VT: 43.8%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
Middlesex and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$109,632±$13kLowest
35% above VT
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
Jericho and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
$376,300±$40kLowest
19% above VT
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
Jericho and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,333±$359Lowest
8% above VT
$1,731±$111
40% above VT
Mount Tabor and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233Lowest
4% above VT
$6,483
29% above VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
3.8%
VT: 10.1%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
96.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
92.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1983
7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
27 min
17% above VT
26 minLowest
10% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
28.4%±10.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4
VT: 16.9%
Middlesex 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 — — #6 of 70 in VT
School district — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town — None 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.