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Waitsfield vs Mendon vs West Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Waitsfield | Mendon | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,918Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$393,500±$41k 24% above VT |
| Waitsfield and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$821 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,208Highest 23% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±30.6 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None 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.