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Springfield vs Jericho vs Marlow

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Springfield has the most renters (9.3% rent).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Marlow has the most affordable homes ($325k median).

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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.

MeasureSpringfieldJerichoMarlow
People
Population
1,122
5,114Highest
855Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.4±8.8
32% above U.S.
49.7±5.1Lowest
28% above U.S.
52.8±11.7Highest
36% above U.S.
Marlow and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.1%±8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Marlow and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Marlow and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$100,893±$19kLowest
25% above U.S.
$116,923±$16kHighest
45% above U.S.
$110,455±$12k
37% above U.S.
Jericho and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$384,100±$50k
15% above U.S.
$493,100±$38kHighest
48% above U.S.
$325,400±$49kLowest
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,096±$217Lowest
22% below U.S.
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,154±$160
18% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,946
91% above U.S.
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
$5,826Lowest
87% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.9%±64.8
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
18.2%±95.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1981Lowest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 min
30% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
Work from home
16.7%±11.6
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Jericho and Springfield 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 Marlow School District
High school in town — Mt. Mansfield Union High School None in town
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.