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Warren vs Mendon vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Warren | Mendon | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Highest |
1,113 |
980Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Lowest 23% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Mendon and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
| Mendon and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
| Warren and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Mendon 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 | — | — |
| 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.