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Bridport vs Mendon vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
New Haven has the most renters (21.8% rent).
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 | Bridport | Mendon | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,113Lowest |
1,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
48±3.9Lowest 11% above VT |
| Mendon and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| New Haven and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
| Mendon and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
| New Haven and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 4% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
| Mendon and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 15% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.