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Mendon vs Moriah vs Windham 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 most homeowners (92.2%).
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
Killington has the most expensive homes ($488k median).

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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.

MeasureMendonMoriahWindhamKillington
People
Population
1,113
4,483Highest
594Lowest
785
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+8.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+73.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±10.5
37% above U.S.
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
52.8±4.2
36% above U.S.
Moriah 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%
15.4%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.9%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Moriah 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%
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Moriah and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
49.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
57.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
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.
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
$94,500±$12k
17% above U.S.
$81,250±$39k
about the U.S. average
Mendon and Windham 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.
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
$353,900±$20k
6% above U.S.
$488,400±$85kHighest
47% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,230±$651
13% below U.S.
$832±$165Lowest
41% below U.S.
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$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.
$2,644Lowest
15% below U.S.
$5,951
91% above U.S.
$6,827Highest
119% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
88.6%±42.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±25.4
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
49%±25.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Mendon and Moriah 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%
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 min
36% below U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
Work from home
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6
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
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #380 of 484 in NY — —
School district — MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town — MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.6
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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.