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Addison vs Mount Holly vs Rochester
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%).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,415Highest |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Lowest 23% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Rochester 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% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest 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% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester 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% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% 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 | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$3,977 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Rochester 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% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.