Compare towns
Mendon vs Cornwall vs Vernon
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 most expensive homes ($458k median).
Vernon has the most affordable homes ($285k 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 | Cornwall | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,208 |
2,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
42.6±5.4Lowest about the VT average |
| 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%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Cornwall and Vernon 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% |
22.8%±2.1Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Lowest 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±$23k 24% above VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$85,682±$9kLowest 6% above VT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$285,100±$25kLowest 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Mendon and Cornwall 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 |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,191Lowest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Cornwall 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall 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 | — | — | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.