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Weybridge vs Mendon vs Cornwall vs Strafford

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 renters (16.3% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Strafford has the most kids (23% 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.

MeasureWeybridgeMendonCornwallStrafford
People
Population
781Lowest
1,113
1,208
1,372Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+8.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.6±3
20% above VT
53.4±10.5Highest
24% above VT
50.4±4.6Lowest
17% above VT
51.4±4.7
19% above VT
Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±3.7
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3
VT: 17.9%
23%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
Strafford and Weybridge 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%
29%±1.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
22.1%±3.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mendon and Cornwall 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%
49.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
54.7%
VT: 43.8%
53.3%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
3.1%±2.1
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1
VT: 7%
5.1%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
Strafford and Cornwall 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
$100,524±$23kLowest
24% above VT
$114,583±$32k
41% above VT
$110,833±$19k
36% above VT
Weybridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$419,900±$35k
33% above VT
$357,000±$44kLowest
13% above VT
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$431,300±$40k
36% above VT
Cornwall and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,227±$508
about the VT average
$1,230±$651Highest
about the VT average
$1,125±$206Lowest
9% below VT
$1,125±$789Lowest
9% below VT
Mendon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,117
21% above VT
$5,342Lowest
6% above VT
$6,726
33% above VT
$7,149Highest
42% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±30.7
VT: 48.4%
88.6%±42.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5
VT: 48.4%
44.6%±48Lowest
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%
8.2%
VT: 10.1%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.2%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.2%
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
same as VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
24% below VT
17 minLowest
28% below VT
24 minHighest
about the VT average
23 min
about the VT average
Work from home
15%±4.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
22.5%±8.9
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.1%±4.3
VT: 16.9%
Cornwall and Mendon 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 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Strafford School District
High school in town None in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.