Compare towns
Mendon vs Bridgewater vs Jericho
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
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 | Mendon | Bridgewater | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
980Lowest |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Jericho and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
| Jericho and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 6% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9 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 | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Jericho 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.0 |
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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.