THE NORTH HERO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Champlain Lowlands setting.
North Hero town has 13.5 square miles of land in Grand Isle County. Its Census reference point is in Champlain Lowlands, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
North Hero and Grand Isle County
North Hero is associated with Grand Isle County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
North Hero by land and water
The Census records 32.5 square miles of water within North Hero, or 70.7% of its total area. It is 13 percentage points higher than the 57.7% recorded for Grand Isle County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, North Hero town has 36.2% of the land area of nearby St. Albans town (37.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

