Compare towns
Mendon vs Salisbury vs Washington
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 youngest population (median age 50.6).
Washington has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Salisbury | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,200Highest |
1,056Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
52.9±5.1 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Washington 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%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Washington 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% |
24.3%±4.6Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
31%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Washington 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 |
$66,103±$8kLowest 19% below 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±$51k 3% below VT |
$217,700±$37kLowest 31% below VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury 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 |
$996±$285Lowest 19% 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 | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$3,485Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.5%±63.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Washington 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% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Washington 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 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.