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Brandon vs Mendon vs Lyndon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brandon has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Lyndon has the youngest population (median age 48.4).
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 | Brandon | Mendon | Lyndon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,120 |
1,113Lowest |
5,590Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-8.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±3.1 16% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
48.4±6.7Lowest 12% above VT |
| Mendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brandon and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
9.8%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,180±$12kLowest 21% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$68,786±$6k 15% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$227,000±$21kLowest 28% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$225Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,096±$123 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Lyndon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,241 16% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,846Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±15.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.7%±15.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Lyndon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±3.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Lyndon 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 | #69 of 70 in VT | — | #44 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | Otter Valley Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.