Compare towns
Mendon vs Middlebury 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%).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
North Hero has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.9%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
9,175Highest |
1,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
54.2±6.7Highest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Mendon 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest 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%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
47.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above 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±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
| North Hero and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 6% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$5,132Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.