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Windsor vs Waterbury vs Jericho
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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Waterbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
Jericho has the most homeowners (92.9%).
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 | Waterbury | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
5,405Highest |
5,114 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above 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%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 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% |
54.2% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Waterbury 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 |
$103,917±$23k 28% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Jericho and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$447,200±$40k 41% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Jericho and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,027±$535 17% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Lowest 3% above VT |
$6,435 28% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.8%±21.7 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Waterbury 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% |
7.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
70.6% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.3%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Waterbury 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 | #20 of 70 in VT | #6 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.