Overview South Hero - Grand Isle is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 3,850 people and just one neighborhood, South Hero - Grand Isle is the 55th largest community in Vermont. South Hero - Grand Isle home prices are not only among the most expensive in Vermont, but South Hero - Grand Isle real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America. Occupations and Workforce Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Hero - Grand Isle is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Hero - Grand Isle is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hero - Grand Isle who work in management occupations (13.06%), healthcare (10.19%), and office and administrative support (8.86%). Of important note, South Hero - Grand Isle is also a town of artists. South Hero - Grand Isle has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape South Hero - Grand Isle鈥檚 character. Also of interest is that South Hero - Grand Isle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in South Hero - Grand Isle telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Because of many things, South Hero - Grand Isle is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, South Hero - Grand Isle really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is South Hero - Grand Isle perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, South Hero - Grand Isle has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes South Hero - Grand Isle a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in South Hero - Grand Isle is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In South Hero - Grand Isle, the average commute to work is 31.48 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, South Hero - Grand Isle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. South Hero - Grand Isle Demographics Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to South Hero - Grand Isle, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. South Hero - Grand Isle is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.02% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in South Hero - Grand Isle in 2022 was $59,442, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $237,768 for a family of four. The people who call South Hero - Grand Isle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Hero - Grand Isle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Hero - Grand Isle include English, French, Irish, German, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in South Hero - Grand Isle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.