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Addison vs Newfields 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 most renters (10.8% rent).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Newfields | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
2,023Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 37% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields 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±$7k 32% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$78,015±$19kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 9% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$296,900±$40kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 43% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$1,534±$1kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Addison and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 87% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.