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Reading vs Calais vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Reading has the most renters (15.1% rent).
Calais has the youngest population (median age 42).
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.
| Measure | Reading | Calais | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
1,713 |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
| Reading and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Jericho and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $377,200±$72kLowest 19% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Jericho and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,754Lowest 14% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Reading 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.