Compare towns
Chittenden vs Mendon vs Newfane
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).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Newfane has the youngest population (median age 30.8).
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 | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,113 |
141Lowest |
| 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±6.3 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
30.8±12Lowest 29% below VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.4%±16.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newfane and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.3%±19.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
64.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±11.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Newfane 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 |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$85,938±$84kLowest 6% 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 |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$347,400±$55k 10% above VT |
| Mendon and Newfane 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 |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,083±$331Lowest 12% below VT |
| 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 |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,833Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Newfane 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% |
12.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
75%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
12 minLowest 49% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.1%±14.2Lowest 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.