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Mendon vs Rupert vs Ira
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).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
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 | Rupert | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
676 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
| Rupert and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Rupert 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% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Mendon 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 |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Mendon and Rupert 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 |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rupert 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 |
— | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Mendon and Ira 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 |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Ira 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.