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Sharon vs Wheelock vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has the most renters (20.3% rent).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Sharon | Wheelock | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,577Highest |
717Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
— | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| Sharon and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sharon School District | — | — |
| 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.