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Mendon vs Whitingham vs Windham vs Shrewsbury
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).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Shrewsbury has the most kids (25.1% 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 | Whitingham | Windham | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,368Highest |
594Lowest |
1,237 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Shrewsbury and Mendon 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 |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$91,250±$23k 12% above VT |
| 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±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$331,900±$52k 5% above VT |
| Mendon and Windham 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 |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
— | $1,438±$380Highest 17% above VT |
| Shrewsbury 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 |
$5,055Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,350 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Shrewsbury 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.