Compare towns
Mendon vs Salisbury vs Shoreham
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%).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k median).
Shoreham has the most renters (19.1% rent).
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 | Salisbury | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,200 |
1,269Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
51.8±7.2 20% above VT |
| Mendon and Shoreham 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shoreham and Salisbury 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Shoreham 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 |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$93,654±$23kLowest 15% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Shoreham 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,306±$335 6% above VT |
| Salisbury and Shoreham 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 |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$4,713Lowest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Shoreham 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Shoreham 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.