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Addison vs Weybridge vs Wheelock vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Weybridge | Wheelock | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
781 |
717Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
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%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Wheelock 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% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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 |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% 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 |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
— | $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 | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock 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 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.