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Windsor vs Orange vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Windsor | Orange | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
957Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest 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+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Orange and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Orange 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 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.