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Bath vs Mendon vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Warren has the most renters (14.5% rent).
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 | Bath | Mendon | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
1,113Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Lowest 25% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
51.6±9.7 33% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22k 16% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$62,981±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$237,200±$35k 29% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,167±$586Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Bath and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413 41% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,299Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.4%±42 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | — | Warren School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.