Compare towns
Chittenden vs Mendon vs Roxbury
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,113 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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±$23k 24% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below 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±$35k 10% above VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden 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 |
$950±$495Lowest 23% 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 | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Roxbury 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest 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 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.