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Stratton vs Mendon vs Townshend
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Stratton | Mendon | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,113 |
1,538Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
| Townshend and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
| Stratton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
| Mendon and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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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.