Compare towns
Mendon vs Chittenden 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%).
Chittenden has the most affordable homes ($347k 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 | Chittenden | Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,318 |
5,114Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
49.7±5.1Lowest 15% above VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden 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% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest 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%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest 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 | $100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
| Jericho and Chittenden 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 |
$346,800±$35kLowest 10% above VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,125±$488Lowest 9% 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 | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest 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 | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.