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Troy vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Troy | Mendon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 219Lowest |
1,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
| Troy and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Troy and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,688±$8kLowest 13% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 88.6%±42.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 19% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.