Compare towns
Mendon vs Springfield vs St. Johnsbury
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%).
St. Johnsbury has the most kids (21% 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 | Springfield | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
9,084Highest |
7,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
42.8±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury 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 |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Mendon and Springfield 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 |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$914±$44Lowest 26% below VT |
| Mendon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
48%±11Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Springfield 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% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
16.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
20 min 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 70 in VT | #60 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.