Compare towns
Mendon vs Barnard vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k 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 | Mendon | Barnard | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,211Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Barnard and Mendon 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 |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 6% above VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.