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Pittsfield vs Mount Tabor vs Chittenden
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%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Chittenden has the youngest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Mount Tabor | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391 |
304Lowest |
1,318Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
— | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Chittenden 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Pittsfield and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| 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.