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Townshend vs Whiting vs Mendon
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%).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($357k 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 | Townshend | Whiting | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538Highest |
532Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
53.4±10.5 24% 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above 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 |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Whiting 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 |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest 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% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| 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.