Compare towns
Hancock vs Mendon vs Sutton vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Stratton has the most kids (28% 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 | Hancock | Mendon | Sutton | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,113Highest |
790 |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6 22% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Mendon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
— | $1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.