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Windsor vs Jericho vs Castleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Jericho has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 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 | Windsor | Jericho | Castleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
5,114Highest |
4,453 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
38.3±4.3Lowest 11% below VT |
| Jericho and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$73,854±$23k 9% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,137±$195 8% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
19 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT | #39 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town |
| 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.