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Mendon vs Proctor vs Warren
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 highest household income ($101k).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
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 | Proctor | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,586Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Warren 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% |
17.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Mendon 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% |
23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Warren 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 |
$75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Mendon and Warren 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 |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,059±$200Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren 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 |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 minHighest 5% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.