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Mendon vs Old Bennington vs Shrewsbury
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Old Bennington has the most people working from home (46.7%).
Shrewsbury has the most kids (25.1% under 18).
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 | Old Bennington | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
182Lowest |
1,237Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45±21.3 4% above VT |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Old Bennington 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% |
22.5%±12 VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Old Bennington 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% |
30.8%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Old Bennington 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% VT: 43.8% |
84.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0%±7.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Shrewsbury 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±$23k 24% above VT |
$168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT |
$91,250±$23kLowest 12% above VT |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT |
$331,900±$52kLowest 5% above VT |
| Old Bennington 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 |
$1,063±$1kLowest 14% below VT |
$1,438±$380Highest 17% above VT |
| Shrewsbury 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 |
$8,690Highest 72% above VT |
$5,350 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Shrewsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school 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.