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Mendon vs Sheffield vs Stratton
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%).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
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 | Sheffield | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
573 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Mendon and Sheffield 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% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Sheffield 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% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield 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±$23k 24% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Sheffield 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% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| 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.