THE SOUTH HERO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Champlain Lowlands setting.
South Hero town has 14.9 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
South Hero and Grand Isle County
South 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.
South Hero by land and water
The Census records 31.5 square miles of water within South Hero, or 67.9% of its total area. It is 10.2 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, South Hero town has 13.8 times the land area of nearby South Hero CDP (1.08 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

