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Windham vs Jericho vs Gray

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).

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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.

MeasureWindhamJerichoGray
People
Population
19,188Highest
5,114Lowest
8,429
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
49.7±5.1Highest
28% above U.S.
43.4±4.5
12% above U.S.
Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.2%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Jericho and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.2%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
65.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Gray and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,934±$14k
34% above U.S.
$116,923±$16kHighest
45% above U.S.
$95,236±$8kLowest
18% above U.S.
Jericho and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$388,900±$22k
17% above U.S.
$493,100±$38kHighest
48% above U.S.
$363,700±$20kLowest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,232±$332Lowest
13% below U.S.
$1,731±$111Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,371±$89
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,938
26% above U.S.
$7,318Highest
135% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
32.7%±14.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
79.3%±52.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
Jericho and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Lowest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Lowest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
8% above U.S.
Work from home
19%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Jericho and Windham 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 #95 of 133 in ME #6 of 70 in VT #10 of 133 in ME
School district RSU 14 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences
High school in town Windham High School Mt. Mansfield Union High School Gray-New Gloucester High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.1Lowest
13.0Highest
12.5
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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.