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Randolph vs Mendon vs Cavendish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Cavendish has the most kids (18.3% 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 | Randolph | Mendon | Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% 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 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cavendish and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above 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 | $278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above 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 | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
| Mendon and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 12% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.