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South Hero is a tiny town of 219 people in Grand Isle County, Vermont. It's about 11 miles from Burlington, VT and 196 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $475k and rent runs about $1k a month.
219people
$475kTypical home
$1,338/moRent
82° / 28°Summer / winter
51"Snow
182Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- Part of a metro area
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Boston, MA
- 11 mi to Burlington, VT
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $475k (≈$2,995/mo)
- Median rent $1,338/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (40 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 58 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 16% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PBG airport
- 134 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 225 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grand Isle County: D+21 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk