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Mendon vs Windham vs Plymouth
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).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
Plymouth has the most renters (22% 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 | Windham | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
594 |
533Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
52.2±9.6 21% above VT |
| Mendon and Plymouth 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% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.7%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Plymouth 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% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.6%±10.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Plymouth 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% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Plymouth 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 |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$87,614±$8kLowest 8% 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 |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$337,900±$21kLowest 7% 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±$651Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,299±$171Highest 5% above VT |
| Plymouth and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,585 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±53Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
78%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.