Compare towns
Mendon vs Putney 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).
Putney has the youngest population (median age 37.2).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Putney | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
2,622Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below 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% |
15.4%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Putney 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% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest 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% |
48.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$79,706±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$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 |
$300,000±$44kLowest 5% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$508±$482Lowest 59% 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 |
$5,313Lowest 5% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
19 minHighest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.