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Mendon vs Cornwall vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Cornwall | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,208 |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mendon and Cornwall 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% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Cornwall 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% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall 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±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
| Cornwall and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$458,000±$49k 45% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
| Dorset and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$6,726 33% above VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dorset 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.