Compare towns
Chittenden vs Mendon vs Sidney
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 highest household income ($106k).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% 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 | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
1,113Lowest |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 31% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
43±5.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 32% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| 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 4% above U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$336,200±$34kLowest about the U.S. average |
| 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±$488Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Sidney and Mendon 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. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.