Compare towns
Mendon vs Newark vs Putney
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%).
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
Putney has the most renters (27.2% 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 | Newark | Putney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
727Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
| Mendon and Newark 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% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Putney 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% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Putney 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 |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
| Newark and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$5,313 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Putney 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 | — | — | #32 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.