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Orange vs Jericho vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most affordable homes ($303k median).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Orange | Jericho | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
5,114Highest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±9.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Jericho and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16k 45% above U.S. |
$69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Orange and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
| Jericho and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,731±$111 23% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Lowest 65% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$5,787 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jericho and Orange 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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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.