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North Hero vs Enosburgh vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Hero has the most expensive homes ($451k median).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | North Hero | Enosburgh | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,263 |
2,804Highest |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.7Highest 26% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
53.4±10.5 24% 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 | 16.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| 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+ | 47.4% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| North Hero and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,143±$24kHighest 26% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% 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 | $451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% 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 | $1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| North Hero and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 about the VT average |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±98.1 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.4%±8.8 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.