Compare towns
Mendon vs Pomfret vs Weybridge vs Strafford
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%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Strafford has the most kids (23% 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 | Pomfret | Weybridge | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
908 |
781Lowest |
1,372Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
51.4±4.7Lowest 19% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Weybridge 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% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±3.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Strafford 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 |
$84,229±$8kLowest 4% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$110,833±$19k 36% above VT |
| Weybridge and Strafford 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 |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
| Strafford and Weybridge 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 |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
| Mendon and Weybridge 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 |
$6,722 33% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge 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% |
5.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
18 min 24% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Strafford School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.