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Vershire vs Mendon vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Vershire | Mendon | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842Lowest |
1,113 |
1,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12kLowest 12% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% 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 | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 38% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school 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.