Compare towns
Mendon vs Dummerston vs Sandgate
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).
Dummerston has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k 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 | Dummerston | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
2,090Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Mendon 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% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Sandgate 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% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Sandgate 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 |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Dummerston 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±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Mendon and Dummerston 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 |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
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| Dummerston and Mendon 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 |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| 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.