Compare towns
Thetford vs Tunbridge vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thetford has the most renters (15.9% rent).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Thetford | Tunbridge | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Highest |
1,253 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.6±6.2 about the VT average |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Thetford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Thetford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±4.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Thetford and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,045±$16kLowest 8% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,500±$96k 4% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Thetford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,141±$96Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,948Highest 38% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.7%±30.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon 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 | #40 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Thetford School District | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.