Compare towns
Mendon vs Windsor vs Cavendish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Windsor | Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
| Mendon and Cavendish 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% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Cavendish 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% |
23.6%±2Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
| Mendon and Cavendish 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$285,100±$40k 10% below VT |
| Mendon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
| Mendon and Windsor 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 |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Windsor 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% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Cavendish 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 | — |
| School district | — | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 18 photos → |
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.