Compare towns
Mendon vs Pomfret 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).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Pomfret | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
908Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction and Pomfret 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% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret 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% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Pomfret 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 |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below 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 |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below 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 |
$1,170±$98Lowest 5% 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 | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$5,651 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Mendon 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.