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Addison vs Salisbury 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
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k median).
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 | Salisbury | Mendon | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175 |
1,200Highest |
1,113 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury 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% |
34.6%Lowest 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% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$99,688±$21kLowest 23% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Salisbury 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 |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.