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Addison vs Barre vs Cornwall vs Mount Holly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Barre | Cornwall | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
8,412Highest |
1,208 |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
| Cornwall and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
| Addison and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$5,192 3% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.