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Windsor vs Jericho vs Worcester

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%).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).

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.

MeasureWindsorJerichoWorcester
People
Population
3,554
5,114Highest
831Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-3.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
49.7±5.1Highest
15% above VT
47±2.7
9% above VT
Jericho and Worcester 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%
12.8%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.2%±4.4
VT: 21.4%
19.5%±2.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
65.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
53%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.6
VT: 7%
6.9%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
Worcester and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$116,923±$16kHighest
44% above VT
$73,833±$18k
9% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
$493,100±$38kHighest
56% above VT
$271,100±$27k
14% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
$1,731±$111Highest
40% above VT
$1,023±$136Lowest
17% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209
3% above VT
$7,318Highest
45% above VT
$4,421Lowest
12% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
79.3%±52.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
25.5%±37Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Jericho and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
0.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.9%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
3% below VT
26 min
10% above VT
29 minHighest
22% above VT
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.8%±6.4
VT: 16.9%
23.6%±4.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Worcester 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 #61 of 70 in VT #6 of 70 in VT —
School district — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
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.