Alburgh vs South Hero

A side-by-side comparison of Alburgh and South Hero: population, income, housing, and more.

Alburgh and South Hero are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alburgh has the higher population (586 vs 183 in South Hero). South Hero has the higher median household income ($118,750 vs $62,955 in Alburgh). South Hero has the higher median home value ($442,900 vs $175,000 in Alburgh).

Population, income & housing

	Alburgh	South Hero
Population	586	183
Median age	32.1 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,955	$118,750
Median home value	$175,000	$442,900
Median gross rent	$1,620	—
Housing units	364	139
Homeownership rate	76.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alburgh	South Hero
Population	523 → 586 (+12.0%)	150 → 183 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$46,591 → $62,955 (+35.1%)	$83,864 → $118,750 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$135,800 → $175,000 (+28.9%)	$327,800 → $442,900 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $1,620 (+87.5%)	—

Alburgh

Population

523586

Median household income

$46,591$62,955

Median home value

$135,800$175,000

Median gross rent

$864$1,620

South Hero

Population

150183

Median household income

$83,864$118,750

Median home value

$327,800$442,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alburgh	South Hero
Under 5	9.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	5.5%
25 to 34	16.7%	2.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	24.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	14.2%
75 and over	6.0%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alburgh	South Hero
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alburgh	South Hero
No high school diploma	7.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.5%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	38.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alburgh	South Hero
Drove alone	72.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	18.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alburgh	South Hero
1-unit, detached	61.8%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Alburgh	South Hero
Poverty rate	11.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1985	1980