Compare towns
Mendon vs Tunbridge vs Corinth
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).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
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 | Tunbridge | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,253 |
1,539Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
| Mendon and Corinth 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Corinth 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Corinth 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% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$89,167±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
| Mendon and Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
| Mendon and Tunbridge 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 |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,267±$510 about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Corinth 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 |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tunbridge 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| 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.