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Waitsfield vs Jericho vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Jericho has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Waltham has the most affordable homes ($330k 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.
| Measure | Waitsfield | Jericho | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
5,114Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
60.8±7.3 41% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Waltham 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% |
45.4%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
65.3% VT: 43.8% |
39%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Waltham 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 |
$97,500±$14k 20% above VT |
| Jericho and Waltham 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 |
$329,700±$51kLowest 4% 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 |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,714 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest 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% |
5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 40% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Lowest 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| 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.