Compare towns
Mendon vs Sharon vs South 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
South Hero has the most expensive homes ($558k 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 | Sharon | South Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,577 |
1,586Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
+2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
51.5±4.8 19% above VT |
| Mendon and South Hero 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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.8%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and South 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% |
25.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and South 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% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and South 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 |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$127,434±$15kHighest 57% above VT |
| South 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 |
$346,700±$37kLowest 10% above VT |
$558,300±$46kHighest 76% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,386±$155 12% above VT |
$1,439±$221Highest 17% above VT |
| South Hero and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$7,858Highest 56% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.6%±21 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and South 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% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
24 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.3%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| South Hero and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sharon School District | South Hero School District |
| 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.