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Hancock vs Mendon vs West Windsor
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 affordable homes ($188k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
West Windsor has the most kids (19.8% 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 | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,113 |
1,171Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon 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% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor 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 |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| West Windsor 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 |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Mendon and West Windsor 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school 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.