Compare towns
Mendon vs Williston vs Bridgewater
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).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Williston | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
10,144Highest |
980Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
45.4±4.5Lowest 5% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Mendon 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% |
20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Williston 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% |
21%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater 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% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Williston 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 |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
| Williston 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 |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
| Williston 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 |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bridgewater 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
20 min 16% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Williston 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 | — | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.