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Wilder vs Windsor vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Wilder | Windsor | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,087Highest |
2,060 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% 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 | 11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,142±$451 7% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,505Highest 9% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 29% below VT |
22 minHighest 6% below VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.