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Mendon vs West Windsor vs Westmoreland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
Westmoreland has the most renters (10.7% 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 | West Windsor | Westmoreland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,171 |
2,237Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+22.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Lowest 37% above U.S. |
54±5.9 39% above U.S. |
55.3±2.2Highest 42% above U.S. |
| Westmoreland and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±10Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| West Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westmoreland 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
47.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| West Windsor and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$108,750±$18kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$104,444±$28k 29% above U.S. |
| West Windsor and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$393,500±$41kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$351,800±$12kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| West Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,100±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,354±$280Highest 4% below U.S. |
| Westmoreland and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 71% above U.S. |
$5,860 88% above U.S. |
$6,643Highest 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.5%±23.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Westmoreland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.9%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | Westmoreland School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.