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Stockbridge vs Jericho vs Braintree

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k 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.

MeasureStockbridgeJerichoBraintree
People
Population
791Lowest
5,114Highest
1,026
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.4%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
55.3±5.3
28% above VT
49.7±5.1Lowest
15% above VT
58.4±2.4Highest
35% above VT
Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9.9%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.3%±3.2
VT: 17.9%
Jericho and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.9%±3.2
VT: 21.4%
20.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
33.2%±3.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
Braintree and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35%
VT: 43.8%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
30.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.8%±1.3
VT: 7%
Jericho and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,109±$12kLowest
5% below VT
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$79,803±$5k
about the VT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$283,500±$26k
10% below VT
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$217,700±$28kLowest
31% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,140±$126
8% below VT
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$840±$405Lowest
32% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,488
11% below VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$3,908Lowest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.3%±22
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
43.4%±29.4Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.9%
VT: 10.1%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.1%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85%
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
1 yr newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
17% above VT
26 minLowest
10% above VT
26 min
11% above VT
Work from home
28.6%±12.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4
VT: 16.9%
19%±7.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Stockbridge 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 Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town None in town Mt. Mansfield Union High School None in town
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.