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Mendon vs Otsego vs Chittenden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Otsego has the most renters (29.6% 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 | Otsego | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
3,627Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
52.1±5.8 34% above U.S. |
50.8±6.3Lowest 31% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.8%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Otsego 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Otsego and Chittenden 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 25% above U.S. |
$72,891±$16kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$106,250±$28kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| 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 7% above U.S. |
$352,600±$42k 6% above U.S. |
$346,800±$35kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,205±$165 15% below U.S. |
$1,125±$488Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 71% above U.S. |
$4,702Lowest 51% above U.S. |
$5,346Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.6%±17.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±9.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Otsego 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 | — | #65 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.