Compare towns
Mendon vs Salisbury vs Waltham
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).
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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 | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,200Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Waltham and Mendon 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% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$97,500±$14kLowest 20% 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 |
$329,700±$51k 4% above VT |
| Mendon and Waltham 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Waltham 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 | — |
| High school 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.