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Mendon vs Springwater vs Worcester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Springwater has the most affordable homes ($148k median).
Worcester has the most kids (20.3% 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 | Springwater | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
2,503Highest |
2,149 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
45.6±4.1 17% above U.S. |
43.2±6.9Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
20.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Worcester and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±3.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.5%±5.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Worcester and Springwater 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 25% above U.S. |
$84,670±$16k 5% above U.S. |
$69,886±$23kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$147,500±$17kLowest 56% below U.S. |
$155,300±$43k 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,063±$438 25% below U.S. |
$736±$327Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,579 15% above U.S. |
$2,602Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
74.8%±22Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
91.8%±41.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Worcester and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
21.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
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U.S. 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.