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Mendon vs Barton vs Hancock
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 expensive homes ($357k median).
Barton has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
Hancock has the youngest population (median age 33.8).
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 | Barton | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
730 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
40±5.5 7% below VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
| Mendon and Barton 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% |
24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Mendon 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 |
$40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
| Mendon and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$187,900±$11k 41% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$939±$19 24% below VT |
| Mendon and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$3,511 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.8%±18.2 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
59.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Barton 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 | — | #38 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.