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Pittsfield vs Mendon vs Reading
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Reading has the most kids (18.5% 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 | Pittsfield | Mendon | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391Lowest |
1,113Highest |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% 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 | 13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest 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+ | 45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
| Mendon and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
| Reading and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,100±$331 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 18% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school 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.