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Bradford vs Mendon vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% 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 | Bradford | Mendon | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,827Highest |
1,113Lowest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Mendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Bradford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$808 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Mendon and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,472 11% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 4% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | Oxbow Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.