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Mendon vs Worcester vs Belvidere
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).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Belvidere has the most kids (22% 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 | Worcester | Belvidere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
831 |
422Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47±2.7 9% above VT |
40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
| Mendon and Worcester 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% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Belvidere and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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 |
$73,833±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$81,563±$18k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Belvidere 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 |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
$239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
| Belvidere 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 |
$4,421 12% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Belvidere 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% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
29 min 22% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.