Compare towns
Mendon vs Lyme vs Killington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
Lyme has the most affordable homes ($235k median).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
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 | Lyme | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
2,066Highest |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+73.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
56.8±6.1Highest 46% above U.S. |
52.8±4.2Lowest 36% above U.S. |
| Lyme 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Lyme and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.2%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
57.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Killington 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 25% above U.S. |
$81,400±$5k about the U.S. average |
$81,250±$39kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Mendon and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$234,700±$20kLowest 29% below U.S. |
$488,400±$85kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$838±$190Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,286±$483Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Killington and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 71% above U.S. |
$3,442Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$6,827Highest 119% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±52Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±25.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
7%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Killington and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.