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Brookline vs Cavendish vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Cavendish has the most renters (18.7% rent).
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 | Brookline | Cavendish | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,242Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 18 photos → | None yet |
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.