Compare towns
Mendon vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Whiting | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
532Lowest |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
| Mendon and Middlesex 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Middlesex 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 |
$91,250±$38kLowest 12% 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±$44k 13% above VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 about the VT average |
$1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Mendon 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 |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whiting 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% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | 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.