Compare towns
Roxbury vs Middlesex vs Mendon vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
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 | Roxbury | Middlesex | Mendon | Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,113 |
1,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Mendon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Middlesex and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Middlesex and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
| Middlesex and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex 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 | — | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.