Compare towns
Peacham vs Jericho vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peacham has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 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 | Peacham | Jericho | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 887Lowest |
5,114Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
| Peacham and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Peacham and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,000±$28k 11% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Jericho and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,000±$64kLowest 5% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,605 11% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±17.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham 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 | Peacham School District | 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.