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Addison vs Bridgewater 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
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
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 | Bridgewater | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
980Lowest |
1,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Lowest 23% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Mount Holly 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% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% 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 | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Addison and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.