Compare towns
Danby vs Mendon vs Tinmouth
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).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Tinmouth has the most kids (27.4% 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 | Danby | Mendon | Tinmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133Highest |
1,113 |
827Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-9.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
36.2±11.1Lowest 16% below 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%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.7%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Tinmouth and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$79,219±$37k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Tinmouth 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 |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$251,000±$23kLowest 21% below 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 |
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| Mendon and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,837 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
72.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tinmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 minHighest 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.4%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Tinmouth 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 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.