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Calais vs Mendon vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the youngest population (median age 42).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Calais | Mendon | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
1,113Lowest |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
| Calais and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 111% above U.S. |
$5,342Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.