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Derby Line vs Mendon vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby Line has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Vershire has the youngest population (median age 45.7).
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 | Derby Line | Mendon | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 783Lowest |
1,113Highest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±13.3 8% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mendon and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Derby Line and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,518±$25kLowest 12% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Mendon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$52kLowest 37% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $835±$334Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,117±$80 9% below VT |
| Mendon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,275Lowest 35% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.5%±9.8 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.