Compare towns
Mendon vs Sharon vs Wheelock
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 renters (20.3% rent).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,577Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Mendon and Wheelock 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% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Wheelock 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%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Wheelock 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±$17k 4% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Mendon and Sharon 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 |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below 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±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
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| Sharon 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 |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sharon School District | — |
| High school 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.