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Wheelock vs Mendon vs Greensboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Greensboro has the most renters (18.7% 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 | Wheelock | Mendon | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
1,113Highest |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
| Greensboro and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Greensboro and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$91,750±$18k 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
| Greensboro and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$1,113±$58Lowest 10% below VT |
| Mendon and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| 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.