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Vernon vs Mendon vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vernon has the most renters (23.8% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Wallingford has the most kids (18.7% 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 | Vernon | Mendon | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,709Highest |
1,113Lowest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Mendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$214 17% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Mendon and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,191 3% above VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±3.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Vernon School District | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.