Compare towns
Mendon vs Sharon vs Thetford
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%).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
Thetford has the most affordable homes ($330k 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 | Sharon | Thetford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,577 |
2,813Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
43.6±6.2Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Sharon 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% |
15.4%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Thetford 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% |
20.8%±6Lowest 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% |
68%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.7%±4.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Thetford and Mendon 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 |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$88,045±$16k 8% above VT |
| Mendon and Thetford 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 |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$329,500±$96kLowest 4% above VT |
| Mendon and Sharon 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 |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,141±$96Lowest 8% below VT |
| Sharon and Mendon 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 |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$6,948Highest 38% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.7%±30.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Thetford 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% |
8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Thetford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #40 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Sharon School District | Thetford School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.