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Mendon vs Wayne vs Hopedale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Hopedale has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Mendon | Wayne | Hopedale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325Highest |
1,101Lowest |
4,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 13% above U.S. |
55.6±5.3Highest 43% above U.S. |
41.5±7.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±8.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hopedale and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wayne and Hopedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$93,194±$26kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$107,909±$18k 34% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Hopedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$362,800±$29kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$424,800±$44k 28% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
$983±$554Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,805±$233 28% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Hopedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 131% above U.S. |
$3,289Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$6,023 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±52.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.3%±31.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Hopedale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 14% above U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±11.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wayne and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #210 of 282 in MA | — | #125 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.