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Windham vs Braintree vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Windham | Braintree | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,026 |
1,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
| Braintree and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the VT average |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.