Compare towns
Corinth vs Warren vs Mendon vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Bradford has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
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 | Corinth | Warren | Mendon | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,539 |
1,585 |
1,113Lowest |
2,827Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Warren and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
| Bradford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$258,600±$30k 18% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,221±$808Lowest about the VT average |
| Warren and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,472 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Corinth 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 | — | — | — | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Oxbow Union High School |
| 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.