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Chittenden vs Mendon vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chittenden has the youngest population (median age 50.8).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

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.

MeasureChittendenMendonOgunquit
People
Population
1,318
1,113Lowest
1,379Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.8±6.3Lowest
31% above U.S.
53.4±10.5
37% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Ogunquit 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
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
29%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
51.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
49.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit 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±$28k
32% above U.S.
$100,524±$23kLowest
25% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$346,800±$35kLowest
4% above U.S.
$357,000±$44k
7% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$488Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,230±$651Highest
13% below U.S.
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Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,346Highest
71% above U.S.
$5,342
71% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
14.8%±55.7
U.S.: 51.1%
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
15%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Mendon 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 — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.