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Windham vs Mendon vs Tunbridge
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 renters (17.1% rent).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,113 |
1,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Windham 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% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon 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 |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$89,464±$26kLowest 10% 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 |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Mendon 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tunbridge 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% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| 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.