Compare towns
Mendon vs Sharon vs Whitingham vs Killington
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 highest household income ($101k).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
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 | Whitingham | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,577Highest |
1,368 |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
52.8±4.2 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Killington 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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Killington 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±$17k 4% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$81,250±$39k about the VT average |
| 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±$44k 13% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,286±$483 4% above VT |
| Sharon and Killington 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 |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$5,055Lowest about the VT average |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whitingham 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Killington 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.