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Addison vs Landgrove 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 most kids (18.6% under 18).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Landgrove | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
225Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Lowest 23% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
| Landgrove and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
| Landgrove and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
— | $1,230±$651Lowest 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 | $5,831 16% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±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% VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.