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Mendon vs Stratton vs Andover
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).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Stratton | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
532Lowest |
616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Mendon and Andover 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% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Andover 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 |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Andover 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 |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Stratton and Andover 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 |
$1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Mendon 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 |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,190 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Andover 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.