Rankings · How Mendon ranks in NY
Mendon is #1 in New York for health insurance
Mendon is ranked on 38 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 15.
Lists ranked on
38
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
2
Best: #1 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
15
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 3% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mendon marked.
At a glance
Mendon lands in the top half on 18 of 24 lists
Each dot is Mendon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Mendon does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#1/774Fewest smokers#51/774Most active#59/774Healthiest#69/774Lowest obesity#102/774Lowest depression#311/774Closest to a top hospital#645/777 People
Most educated#66/777 LibrariesLibrary →
Best libraries for kids#25/241Most library borrowing#26/241Most-used libraries#60/241 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#291/709 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#496/777 What kind of place
Drier than 89% of New York
Not better or worse, just Mendon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 89% of NY towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
More kids than 86% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
25% of residents are under 18
Faster-rising prices than 81% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+65.7% in home prices, 5 years
Milder winters than 73% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
17.6° January low
Less snow than 65% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
52 in of snow a year
Fewer seniors than 59% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.1% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 56% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 54% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
81.3° July high
Younger than 53% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
42.6 median age
Longer growing season than 53% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
167 days between frosts
Almost there
1 spot from the top 25 for library borrowing
Lists where Mendon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Mendon out-ranks 4 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.