Compare towns
Worcester vs Chittenden vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worcester has the most affordable homes ($271k median).
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Worcester | Chittenden | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 831Lowest |
1,318Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±2.7Lowest 9% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% 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 | 12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,833±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% 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 | $271,100±$27kLowest 14% below VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% 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 | $1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.5%±37 VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 22% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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 |
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.