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Coventry vs Mendon vs Newport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Newport has the most renters (42.4% 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 | Coventry | Mendon | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,113 |
4,394Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±4.3 8% above VT |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$850±$49 31% below VT |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,036 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Newport 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 | — | — | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Coventry School District | — | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | North Country Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.