Compare towns
Mendon vs Warren vs Windham vs Killington
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 highest household income ($101k).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Killington has the most renters (25.5% 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 | Warren | Windham | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,585Highest |
594Lowest |
785 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
— | +73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
52.8±4.2 23% 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% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
57.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Killington 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±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$81,250±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$488,400±$85k 54% above VT |
| Warren and Killington 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 |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
— | $1,286±$483 4% above VT |
| Warren and Killington 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 |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,827 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Killington 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Killington 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.