Compare towns
North Hero vs Wheelock vs Mount Holly
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).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% 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 | North Hero | Wheelock | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,263 |
717Lowest |
1,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.2±6.7Highest 26% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
| North Hero and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| North Hero and Wheelock 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 |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
| North Hero and Mount Holly 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 |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,556±$360Highest 26% above VT |
— | $1,534±$1kLowest 24% above VT |
| North Hero and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132Highest about the VT average |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±98.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly 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% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.4%±8.8 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| 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.