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Danby vs Jay vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Danby | Jay | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133Highest |
471Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
— | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.