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Addison vs Mount Holly vs Wheelock

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%).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).

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.

MeasureAddisonMount HollyWheelock
People
Population
1,175
1,415Highest
717Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
+12%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-6.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.1±7.6
23% above VT
53.5±8.2Highest
24% above VT
51±5.6Lowest
18% 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%±5.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.2%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.8%±3.5
VT: 17.9%
Mount Holly and Wheelock 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%
29.4%±4.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
Wheelock 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%
VT: 43.8%
41.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.5%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3
VT: 7%
Addison and Wheelock 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
$78,015±$19k
4% below VT
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,200±$23kHighest
14% above VT
$296,900±$40k
6% below VT
$189,600±$37kLowest
40% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,019±$461Highest
64% above VT
$1,534±$1kLowest
24% above VT
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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
$3,926
22% below VT
$2,937Lowest
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.9%±62.8
VT: 48.4%
65.9%±65.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
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%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
8.7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.2%
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Lowest
4 yrs newer than VT
1984
8 yrs newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
18% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
28 min
17% above VT
Work from home
12.3%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
12.2%±6.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.1%±16Highest
VT: 16.9%
Wheelock 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 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.