Compare towns
Mendon vs Corinth vs West Windsor
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Corinth | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon 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% |
16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Corinth 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% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Corinth 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% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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±$23k 24% above VT |
$89,167±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon 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 |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
| Corinth and Mendon 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 |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Corinth 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% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school 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.