Compare towns
Mendon vs Chittenden vs Monkton
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).
Monkton has the most kids (18.1% 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 | Mendon | Chittenden | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,318 |
1,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
47.1±5.4Lowest 9% 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% |
18.1%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Monkton 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%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton 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 |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Monkton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
| Monkton 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 |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Monkton 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% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.