Compare towns
Waitsfield vs Mendon 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
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Waitsfield | Mendon | North Hero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,918Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,263 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+16.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5 24% 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 | 23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and North Hero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
47.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| North Hero and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$34kLowest 4% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above 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 | $422,400±$92k 33% above VT |
$357,000±$44kLowest 13% above VT |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
| North Hero and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$821Lowest about the VT average |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$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 | $6,208Highest 23% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,132Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±30.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1 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 | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.