Compare towns
Mendon vs Middlebury vs Richmond
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 oldest population (median age 53.4).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Richmond has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
7,220Highest |
4,159 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
43.7±5.6 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Richmond 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% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Richmond 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% |
19.8%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
59.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
$108,235±$24kHighest 33% above VT |
| Richmond 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±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
$432,200±$39kHighest 37% above VT |
| Richmond and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
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| Mendon and Middlebury 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 |
$6,795 35% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
28.5%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
78.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | #5 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.