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Mendon vs Peru vs Winhall
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).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Peru | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
434Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Winhall 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall and Mendon 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% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Peru 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±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Peru 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 |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Peru 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 |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Winhall 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% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.