Compare towns
Mendon vs Middlesex vs Whiting 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 shortest commute (17 min average).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
North Hero has the most expensive homes ($451k median).
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 | Middlesex | Whiting | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,943Highest |
532Lowest |
1,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% 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%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$91,250±$38kLowest 12% above VT |
$102,143±$24k 26% above VT |
| Middlesex and North Hero 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 |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
| North Hero and Middlesex 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 |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
$1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
| North Hero and Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,132 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whiting 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.