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Barnet vs Whitingham vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Whitingham has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
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 | Barnet | Whitingham | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,368 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.