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Mendon vs Pittsfield vs Pomfret
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%).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($313k median).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($399k median).
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 | Pittsfield | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
391Lowest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
53.4±12.1Lowest 24% 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%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Pomfret and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Pomfret 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% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest 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±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
| Mendon and Pomfret 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 |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
| Pomfret 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 |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Pomfret 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 |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Pittsfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.