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Mendon vs Pittsfield vs Reading
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 people working from home (28.1%).
Reading has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
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 | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
391Lowest |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% 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% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading 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% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
| Mendon and Reading 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 |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
| Reading 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 |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Reading 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 |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Reading 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 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.