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Addison vs Mount Holly vs New Haven
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).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Mount Holly | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,415 |
1,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
48±3.9Lowest 11% 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest 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%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest 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% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
| Addison and New Haven 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 |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
| New Haven and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,163±$143Lowest 6% below 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Addison 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Addison 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.