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Addison vs Orange vs Mount Holly vs Mendon
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).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Orange | Mount Holly | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175 |
957Lowest |
1,415Highest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
50.3±5.3Lowest 17% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Mendon 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 |
$71,302±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Addison and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$222,000±$22kLowest 30% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Addison and Mendon 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 |
$1,330±$153 8% above VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| 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 |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly 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% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | 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 | 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.