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Addison vs Sheffield 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).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
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 | Sheffield | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
573Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
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%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Sheffield 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% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest 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% VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Addison 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 |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% 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 |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% 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 |
$967±$79Lowest 22% 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 |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Sheffield 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% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.