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Addison vs Mendon vs Old Bennington
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 renters (10.8% rent).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Old Bennington has the most people working from home (46.7%).
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 | Mendon | Old Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
1,113 |
182Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45±21.3Lowest 4% 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±12Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Old Bennington and Addison 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% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.8%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Old Bennington 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% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
84.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0%±7.8Lowest 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 |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT |
| Old Bennington and Addison 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 |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,063±$1kLowest 14% below VT |
| 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 |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$8,690Highest 72% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Lowest 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.