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Mendon vs Waltham vs Wheelock
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).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Waltham | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
452Lowest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
| Waltham and Mendon 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% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$97,500±$14k 20% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Mendon and Waltham 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 |
$329,700±$51k 4% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Mendon and Waltham 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 |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
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| Mendon and Waltham 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 |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock 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.