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Waitsfield vs Jericho vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WaitsfieldFayston
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
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 | Waitsfield | Jericho | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
5,114Highest |
1,918 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
65.3% VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$84,375±$34k 4% above VT |
| Jericho and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,100±$98k 43% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$422,400±$92kLowest 33% above VT |
| Jericho and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,200±$821Lowest about the VT average |
| Jericho and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$6,208 23% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 40% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield 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 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school 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.