Compare towns
Mendon vs Middlesex vs Peacham
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%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Peacham has the most renters (23.9% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,943Highest |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
50.1±5.7 16% above VT |
| Mendon and Peacham 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Middlesex 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$90,000±$28kLowest 11% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$302,000±$64kLowest 5% below VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
| Middlesex and Mendon 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,605 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Peacham 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.