Compare towns
Mendon vs White River Junction vs Pittsfield
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).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
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 | White River Junction | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
3,364Highest |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above 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% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest 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% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest 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% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 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 |
$77,168±$4k 5% below VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% 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 |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
| 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 |
$1,222±$216 about the VT average |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
| 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 |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest 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% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
19 minHighest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest 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.