Compare towns
Mendon vs Pawlet 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%).
Pawlet has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
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 | Pawlet | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,480Highest |
676Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
47.9±7.5Lowest 11% above 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%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
20.3%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Pawlet and Mendon 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% |
27.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.5% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pawlet 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±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$62,273±$14kLowest 23% 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 |
$266,200±$44kLowest 16% 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 |
$1,153±$215Lowest 7% below VT |
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| Mendon and Pawlet 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 |
$3,924Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Pawlet 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% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.4%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mettawee School District #84 | — |
| High school 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.