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Windham vs Tunbridge vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k 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 | Windham | Tunbridge | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,253 |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
| Jericho and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$89,464±$26kLowest 10% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Jericho and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,346±$128Lowest 9% above VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge 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 | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.