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Mendon vs Troy vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Troy has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% 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 | Troy | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,749Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
44±19.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Troy 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% |
21.4%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Troy 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% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Mendon 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% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Westfield 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 |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$72,500±$30kLowest 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Troy 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 |
$233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$301,400±$47k 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Westfield 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 |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$863±$187 30% below VT |
| Mendon and Westfield 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 |
$3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,388 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±71.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
30 minHighest 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Troy 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.