Compare towns
Mendon vs Strafford vs Weston
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Strafford has the most kids (23% under 18).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Strafford | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,372Highest |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
51.4±4.7Lowest 19% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mendon 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% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Weston 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% |
22.1%±3.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53.3% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Strafford 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±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$110,833±$19k 36% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Strafford 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 |
$431,300±$40k 36% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Weston and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
| Weston and Mendon 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 |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
$7,076 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Strafford 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% |
5.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Strafford School District | — |
| 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.