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Duxbury vs Mendon vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Duxbury has the most kids (17.8% under 18).
Mendon has the oldest population (median age 53.4).
Bolton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Duxbury | Mendon | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,548Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,163 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.5±4.4 13% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
| Bolton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$311,600±$42kLowest about the VT average |
| Duxbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,299±$273 5% above VT |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,564Highest 30% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28%±30.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Bolton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.