Compare towns
Mendon vs Middlebury vs Sheldon
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 most renters (34.9% rent).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% 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 | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
9,175Highest |
2,267 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Sheldon 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$78,533±$25kLowest 3% below VT |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$272,400±$61kLowest 14% below VT |
| Middlebury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
| Sheldon and Mendon 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,578Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.