Compare towns
Mendon vs North Hero vs West Windsor
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).
North Hero has the most expensive homes ($451k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | North Hero | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,263Highest |
1,171 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.9% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
54.2±6.7Highest 26% above VT |
54±5.9 25% above VT |
| North Hero and West Windsor 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% |
16.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and North Hero 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% |
27.3%±4 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest 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% |
47.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$102,143±$24k 26% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor 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±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
$393,500±$41k 24% above VT |
| North Hero and West Windsor 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 |
$1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% below 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 |
$5,132Lowest about the VT average |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.