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Milton vs Mendon vs Grand Isle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milton has the highest household income ($119k).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Grand Isle has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Milton | Mendon | Grand Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,769Highest |
1,113Lowest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±2.5Lowest 3% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
43.3±2.6 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Grand Isle and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Milton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$100,524±$23kLowest 24% above VT |
$100,846±$22k 24% above VT |
| Milton and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,500±$20k 18% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$398,600±$33kHighest 26% above VT |
| Grand Isle and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,363±$530 10% above VT |
| Milton and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,610Highest 11% above VT |
$5,342Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,453 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±20.6 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.8%±23.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.6%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Grand Isle 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 | #56 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Milton School District | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | Milton Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.