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Addison vs Brookfield vs Roxbury vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Addison | Brookfield | Roxbury | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175 |
1,486Highest |
942Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$975±$306 21% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school 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.