Compare towns
Chittenden vs Mendon vs Mount Tabor
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 youngest population (median age 50.8).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Mendon | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,113 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest 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% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Mendon 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 |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
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| 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 |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Chittenden 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.