Compare towns
Mendon vs Tunbridge vs White River Junction
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 oldest population (median age 53.4).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,253 |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Mendon and Tunbridge 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% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and White River Junction 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%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest 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 |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below 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 |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% 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±$651 about the VT average |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Mendon 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 |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest 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% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon 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 Our Story | 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.