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Wheelock vs Mendon vs Waltham
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).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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 | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
1,113Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Waltham 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% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest 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% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$97,500±$14k 20% above VT |
| Mendon and Waltham 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±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$329,700±$51k 4% above VT |
| Mendon and Waltham 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 |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Mendon and Waltham 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 |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Waltham 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% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.