Compare towns
Mendon vs Whiting vs Hancock 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 the most people working from home (22.5%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k 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 | Whiting | Hancock | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
532 |
435Lowest |
1,318Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | — | -1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Hancock 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Chittenden 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% 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 |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% 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±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
| Mendon and Whiting 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 |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whiting 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% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.