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Mendon vs Orleans vs Stratton
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 most people working from home (22.5%).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Stratton has the most kids (28% 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 | Orleans | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
809 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Mendon and Orleans 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% |
17.9%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Orleans 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% |
19.7%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Orleans 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 |
$57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Stratton 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 |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 min 33% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
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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.