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Mendon vs Stowe 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 most affordable homes ($357k median).
Stowe has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Stowe | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
5,285Highest |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+21.1% VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
46.3±7.6Lowest 7% 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% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stowe and Mendon 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% |
25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
57.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$93,618±$33k 15% above VT |
$81,250±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$488,400±$85k 54% above VT |
| Stowe and Killington 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 |
$1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$1,286±$483 4% above VT |
| Stowe and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$6,827 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Killington 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.6% VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
19 minHighest 18% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Killington and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Stowe Town School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | Stowe High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.