Compare towns
Mendon vs Windsor vs Andover
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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Windsor | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
3,554Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Mendon and Andover 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% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Andover 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
| Andover 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 |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,190Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Andover 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.