Compare towns
Mendon vs Sharon vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | Sharon | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,577 |
1,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
| Mendon and Monkton 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% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Sharon 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% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Monkton 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 |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton 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 |
$346,700±$37kLowest 10% above VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Monkton and Mendon 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 |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
| Sharon and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$5,887 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Monkton 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% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sharon School District | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| 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.