Compare towns
Mendon vs Stannard vs Walden
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 expensive homes ($357k median).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k 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 | Stannard | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
228Lowest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
48.3±14.6Lowest 12% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Walden 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% |
25.9%±8.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Stannard 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% |
44.8% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Walden 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 |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
| Mendon and Walden 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 |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
— | $900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Mendon and Walden 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 |
$4,183 17% below VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Walden 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% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| 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.