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Summit vs Jericho vs Greig
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Greig has the most renters (11.5% rent).
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 | Summit | Jericho | Greig |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 976Lowest |
5,114Highest |
1,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3Highest 43% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Lowest 28% above U.S. |
55±6.1 41% above U.S. |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Jericho and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.7%±8.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.3%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Jericho and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26k 8% below U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$58,000±$20kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$29kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$172,700±$21k 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$936±$33Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,230Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$2,720 13% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
71%±29.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
36 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jericho and Greig 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| 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.