Compare towns
Mendon vs North Hero vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
North Hero has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.9%).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,263 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
54.2±6.7Highest 39% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
16.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| North Hero and Windham 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 25% above U.S. |
$102,143±$24k 27% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$451,400±$66k 36% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,556±$360 10% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342 71% above U.S. |
$5,132Lowest 65% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.3%±98.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.4%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Windham 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 | Windham School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.