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Townshend vs Mendon vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Berlin has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
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 | Townshend | Mendon | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538 |
1,113Lowest |
2,880Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
50.6±2.4Lowest 17% 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 | 12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Berlin and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Mendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
| Mendon and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
| Mendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest 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 | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend 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 | — | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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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.