Compare towns
Mendon vs Tunbridge vs Whitingham vs Chittenden
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%).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Tunbridge | Whitingham | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,253 |
1,368Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Whitingham 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Chittenden and Mendon 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tunbridge 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% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.