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Chittenden vs Greensboro vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Greensboro has the most renters (18.7% rent).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Chittenden | Greensboro | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
633Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
| Greensboro and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$91,750±$18kLowest 13% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Chittenden and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kLowest 10% above VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Greensboro and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,113±$58Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.