Compare towns
Mendon vs Panton vs Windham vs Jamaica
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).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Jamaica has the most homeowners (96.9%).
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 | Panton | Windham | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
690 |
594Lowest |
882 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
55.1±5.5Highest 28% above VT |
| Jamaica 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 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
13.7%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Windham 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
30%±8.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Jamaica 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Jamaica 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 24% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$79,219±$19kLowest about the VT 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 13% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$347,800±$50kLowest 10% above VT |
| Panton 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 |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
— | $870±$464Lowest 29% below VT |
| Panton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 6% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$4,773Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Panton 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±12.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Jamaica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.