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Windham vs Mount Tabor vs Jericho
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 the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Jericho has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Windham | Mount Tabor | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,038Highest |
304Lowest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1 28% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
— | $116,923±$16kLowest 45% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$420,500±$76kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$493,100±$38k 48% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367 52% above U.S. |
$1,731±$111Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,233Lowest 68% above U.S. |
$7,318 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 17% above U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | — | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham School District | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Windham High School | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Lowest |
— | 13.0Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.