What stands out worked out from the figures below

St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).

Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	St. Albans	Jericho
People
Population	6,954Highest	5,114Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT	49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT
Kids under 18	20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9%	19.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%
	St. Albans and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4%	20.2%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4%
	Jericho and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	65.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7%	2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%
	St. Albans and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT	$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$263,400±$18kLowest 17% below VT	$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,150±$78Lowest 7% below VT	$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,436Lowest 12% below VT	$7,318Highest 45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.8%±11.8Lowest VT: 48.4%	79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4%
	Jericho and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	19.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	49%Lowest VT: 73.2%	92.9%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 4% below VT	26 minHighest 10% above VT
Work from home	12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Jericho and St. Albans 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	#46 of 70 in VT	#6 of 70 in VT
School district	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)	Mt. Mansfield Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.4Lowest	13.0Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.