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Wheeler vs Mendon vs Cameron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheeler has the most kids (40.9% under 18).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Cameron has the most renters (19.3% rent).
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 | Wheeler | Mendon | Cameron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,195Highest |
1,113 |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.3±13.6 14% below U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
32.5±6Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 40.9%±24.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
37.3%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Wheeler and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,688±$14k 26% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$59,125±$17kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,400±$16k 64% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$115,800±$37kLowest 65% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$150Highest 5% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$975±$733Lowest 31% below U.S. |
| Wheeler and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,573Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$2,735 12% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.4%±36.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
86.7%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 35% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
38.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 20% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.8%±23.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.