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Mendon vs Northfield vs Rupert
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%).
Northfield has the youngest population (median age 36.4).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Northfield | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
5,920Highest |
676Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert 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% |
14.6%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
| Mendon and Rupert 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 |
$274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rupert and Mendon 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 |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
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| Mendon and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Northfield 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% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Rupert 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 | — | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.