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Mendon vs Randolph vs Calais
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%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% 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 | Randolph | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Calais 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 |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Calais 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 |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Calais and Mendon 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 |
$1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais 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 |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Lowest 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% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
21 min 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.