Compare towns
Mendon vs Grafton vs North Hero
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Grafton has the oldest population (median age 59.2).
North Hero has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.9%).
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 | Mendon | Grafton | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
666Lowest |
1,263Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
59.2±4.4Highest 37% above VT |
54.2±6.7 26% above VT |
| Grafton and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
5.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| North Hero and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
34.2%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.4% VT: 43.8% |
47.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.1%±5Highest VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Grafton and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$76,111±$7kLowest 6% below VT |
$102,143±$24kHighest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$343,200±$85kLowest 8% above VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
| North Hero and Mendon 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 |
$1,288±$174 4% above VT |
$1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,843Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,132 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.8%±69.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 min 4% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.8%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Athens Grafton School District | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.