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Bennington vs Mendon vs Woodford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Bennington | Mendon | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
1,113 |
282Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT |
| Woodford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
35.1%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Woodford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±5.5 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$81,250±$20k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$275,000±$67k 13% below VT |
| Mendon and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
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| Mendon and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513 10% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,075Lowest 39% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Mendon and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
95.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 27% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
26.6%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Woodford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #58 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.