Compare towns
Mendon vs Salisbury vs Weybridge
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).
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k 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 | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,200Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Mendon and Weybridge 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% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$99,688±$21kLowest 23% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Mendon 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 |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| 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 |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Weybridge 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 minHighest 20% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Weybridge 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.