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Windsor vs Jericho vs Hillsborough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Windsor | Jericho | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
5,114 |
5,980Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
40.9±4.6 5% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Jericho and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$84,495±$12kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Jericho and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40k about the U.S. average |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$272,300±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,198±$390Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$5,815 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±23.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Jericho and Windsor 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 | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.