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Addison vs Peru vs Mendon vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
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 | Peru | Mendon | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
434Lowest |
1,113 |
781 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3 20% 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Addison 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% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 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 |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$118,083±$18k 45% above VT |
| Peru and Weybridge 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 |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Peru 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 |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Peru 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 |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge 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% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.