Compare towns
Mendon vs Stratton vs Moretown
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).
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 | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
532Lowest |
1,532Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Mendon and Moretown 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% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Moretown 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% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Moretown 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 |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Stratton and Moretown 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 |
$380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
| Stratton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
| Mendon and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 6% above VT |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,506Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.