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Mendon vs Worcester vs Winhall
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 affordable homes ($271k median).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
831 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47±2.7Lowest 9% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Winhall 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% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall 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%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Lowest 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 |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Mendon and Winhall 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 |
$271,100±$27kLowest 14% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Winhall 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 |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Winhall 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% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Lowest 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.