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Mendon vs Rochester vs Killington
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).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
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 | Rochester | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,389Highest |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
52.8±4.2Lowest 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Rochester 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% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Killington 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% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester 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% |
49%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Killington and Mendon 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 |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
$81,250±$39k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Killington 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 |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
$1,286±$483Highest 4% above VT |
| Killington and Mendon 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 |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Rochester 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% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.