Compare towns
Mendon vs Westminster vs Salisbury
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 most expensive homes ($357k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k 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 | Westminster | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
497Lowest |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury 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% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Westminster 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 |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury 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 |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Mendon and Westminster 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 |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school 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.