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Landgrove vs Mendon vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Landgrove has the highest household income ($196k).
Mendon has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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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 | Landgrove | Mendon | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
1,113Highest |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.9±12.8 32% above VT |
53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Landgrove and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±15.1 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
| Landgrove and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$537,700±$77k 70% above VT |
| Landgrove and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
| Weston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$7,076 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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.