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Mendon vs Ripton vs Warren vs Shrewsbury
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Shrewsbury has the most kids (25.1% 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 | Ripton | Warren | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
508Lowest |
1,585Highest |
1,237 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
+3.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| 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% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Warren 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% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$91,250±$23k 12% above 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 |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$331,900±$52kLowest 5% above VT |
| Warren and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,438±$380 17% above VT |
| Warren and Shrewsbury 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 |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,350 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Shrewsbury 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 min 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9Lowest 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.