March Question of the Month-Town Plan '24

This month's question is about Housing in Jericho. The new Town Plan will define our housing goals and can outline policies and/or investments which would help our community to meet those goals. 

Vermont, like most U.S. states, has a housing supply shortage. The local housing market is strong, prices and property values have risen. Research done by the Jericho Affordable Housing Committee found that 89% of Jericho households own their homes and 11% of households are renters. 16% of residents also work in Jericho. The median sales price of a home in Jericho was $430,000 in 2021. Housing was ranked as the #1 issue by residents in Jericho's ARPA survey and was listed as a priority by many respondents in our most recent Town Plan Surveys (Question of the Month).

 

The Planning Commission is interested in your thoughts about housing. The image below shows examples of different housing types from around Vermont and how they might fit into an existing village or neighborhood. The photos and diagram are intended to give you some visuals of different housing choices that are less commonly seen in Jericho and use as a frame of reference when you answer the survey.