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Stamford vs Mendon vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stamford has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Stamford | Mendon | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 963Lowest |
1,113 |
1,148Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.4±5.5Lowest 15% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Mendon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Stamford and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Stamford and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,646±$9k 9% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Mendon and Stamford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $303,200±$25k 4% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Mendon and Stamford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$935Highest 28% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Stamford and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,113 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 30% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.1%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stamford School District | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None 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.