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Whiting vs Wilder vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Wilder has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Whiting | Wilder | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
3,087Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,505Highest 9% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 7% below VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.