Compare towns
Mendon vs Fairlee vs Chittenden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Fairlee | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
54Lowest |
1,318Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
| Fairlee and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Chittenden 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% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee 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% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest 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±$23k 24% above VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Chittenden 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±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$277,500±$28kLowest 12% below VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,057±$620Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden 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 |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7 VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Mendon 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% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
— | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.