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Addison vs Lee vs Mount Holly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Lee has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Lee | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
5,719Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Lowest 37% above U.S. |
55.2±5.8Highest 42% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2 38% above U.S. |
| Lee 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 U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.4%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lee 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Addison and Lee 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 32% above U.S. |
$83,750±$13k 4% above U.S. |
$78,015±$19kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$352,700±$19k 6% above U.S. |
$296,900±$40kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Addison and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 43% above U.S. |
$1,375±$212Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,534±$1k 9% above U.S. |
| 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 87% above U.S. |
$3,980 28% above U.S. |
$3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.3%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lee and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #209 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Lee | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | Lee Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2 |
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U.S. 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.