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Mendon vs Pittsfield vs White River Junction
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 highest household income ($101k).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
391Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below 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% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction 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% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest 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% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$77,168±$4k 5% below VT |
| Mendon and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
| Mendon and Pittsfield 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 |
$1,222±$216 about the VT average |
| Mendon and White River Junction 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 |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and White River Junction 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% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
19 minHighest 18% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Mendon 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.