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Weybridge vs Danby vs Mendon vs Addison

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).

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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.

MeasureWeybridgeDanbyMendonAddison
People
Population
781Lowest
1,133
1,113
1,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-2.1%
VT: +2.8%
+8.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.6±3Lowest
20% above VT
52.6±4.8
22% above VT
53.4±10.5Highest
24% above VT
53.1±7.6
23% above VT
Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±3.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.6%±5.1
VT: 17.9%
Weybridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±2.9
VT: 21.4%
24.3%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29%±1.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
27.1%±1.9
VT: 21.4%
Mendon and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
49.4%
VT: 43.8%
40.2%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.6
VT: 7%
2.5%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3.1%±2.1
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,083±$18kHighest
45% above VT
$77,321±$13kLowest
5% below VT
$100,524±$23k
24% above VT
$106,667±$7k
31% above VT
Weybridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$419,900±$35kHighest
33% above VT
$272,400±$41kLowest
14% below VT
$357,000±$44k
13% above VT
$362,200±$23k
14% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,227±$508
about the VT average
$794±$166Lowest
36% below VT
$1,230±$651
about the VT average
$2,019±$461Highest
64% above VT
Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,117Highest
21% above VT
$4,543Lowest
10% below VT
$5,342
6% above VT
$5,831
16% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±30.7
VT: 48.4%
41.4%±34.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
88.6%±42.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
41.9%±62.8
VT: 48.4%
Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
9.4%
VT: 10.1%
8.2%
VT: 10.1%
4.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89.3%
VT: 73.2%
92.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
89.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
same as VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
24% below VT
30 minHighest
26% above VT
17 minLowest
28% below VT
28 min
18% above VT
Work from home
15%±4.5
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±5.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
22.5%±8.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
12.3%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 — —
High school in town None in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.