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Mendon vs Warren vs Middlesex
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).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% 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 | Warren | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,585 |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
| Mendon and Warren 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Mendon 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Middlesex and Mendon 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
| Warren and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$6,483 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Warren 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Middlesex 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.