Compare towns
Mendon vs Windsor vs Cornwall 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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
North Hero has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.9%).
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 | Windsor | Cornwall | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,208 |
1,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Cornwall 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
47.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| North Hero and Cornwall 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 |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$102,143±$24k 26% above VT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$451,400±$66k 43% above VT |
| Cornwall and North Hero 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 |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% 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 | $5,342 6% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,132 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Cornwall 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Mendon 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school 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.