Compare towns
Mendon vs Whiting vs Whitingham 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%).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Whiting | Whitingham | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113 |
532Lowest |
1,368Highest |
1,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
— | -1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
47.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below 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±$44k 13% above VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
| North Hero and Mendon 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 |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$673±$150Lowest 45% 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 | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,132 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Whitingham 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.