Compare towns
Mendon vs Sharon vs Warren vs Strafford
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).
Sharon has the youngest population (median age 45.6).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Strafford has the highest household income ($111k).
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 | Warren | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,577 |
1,585Highest |
1,372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
| Mendon and Warren 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% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Sharon 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% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±3.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Strafford and Warren 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 |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
| Strafford 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$431,300±$40k 36% above VT |
| Warren and Strafford 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±$155 12% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
| Warren and Sharon 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 |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$7,149 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Strafford 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% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Strafford School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.