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Hartford vs Mendon vs White River Junction
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford has the most kids (18% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | Hartford | Mendon | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,736Highest |
1,113Lowest |
3,364 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.9 about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Mendon and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.6% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hartford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,125±$7k 4% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $304,500±$26k 4% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
| Mendon and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,218±$118Lowest about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,222±$216 about the VT average |
| Mendon and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,773Highest 15% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,651 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minHighest 22% below VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and White River Junction 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 | #34 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Hartford School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Hartford High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.