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Poultney vs Mendon vs Berkshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering PoultneyEast Poultney
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poultney has the most renters (43.3% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Berkshire has the most kids (27.2% 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 | Poultney | Mendon | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,033Lowest |
1,113 |
1,745Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
31.6±6.9 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,536±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$71,406±$21k 12% below VT |
| Mendon and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$244,600±$26k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,525±$267Highest 24% above VT |
| Berkshire and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±12.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
57.4%±52.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 33% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
32 minHighest 37% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Berkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.