Compare towns
Ira vs Mendon vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most renters (9.3% rent).
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Ira | Mendon | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
1,113Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
| Ira and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
— |
| Mendon and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.