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Ira vs Sandgate vs Mendon
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).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Sandgate | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
435 |
1,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
| Sandgate and Ira 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% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 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 |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above 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 |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest 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% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Mendon 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.