Compare towns
Jericho vs Pittsfield vs Mendon vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has the highest household income ($117k).
Pittsfield has the most renters (23.8% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Dorset has the most kids (24% 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 | Jericho | Pittsfield | Mendon | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,114Highest |
391Lowest |
1,113 |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
| Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,100±$38k 56% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Dorset and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
| Jericho and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,318 45% above VT |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±52.9 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.8%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Pittsfield 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 | #6 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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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.