Compare towns
Mendon vs Randolph vs Ripton vs Windsor
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 most people working from home (22.5%).
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
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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 | Randolph | Ripton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
2,007 |
508Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+5.5% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.5±7.7 17% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Mendon and Randolph 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% |
11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
24.2%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Windsor 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% |
42.1% VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$75,069±$11k 8% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Ripton 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±$44k 13% above VT |
$235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon 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 |
$1,095±$198 11% below VT |
— | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Mendon and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,507Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Randolph 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% |
14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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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.