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Mendon vs Pittsfield vs Andover
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($313k median).
Andover has the youngest population (median age 49.2).
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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 | Pittsfield | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
391Lowest |
616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
| Pittsfield 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% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Pittsfield 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% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Pittsfield 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 |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover 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±$44k 13% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
| Andover 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 |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Mendon 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 |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,190 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Andover 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% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.