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Coventry vs Windsor vs Mendon
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 affordable homes ($198k median).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Coventry | Windsor | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Coventry 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Mendon 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Windsor 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Windsor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 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.