Compare towns
Addison vs Proctor vs Troy vs Mount Holly
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 most expensive homes ($362k median).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Troy has the most renters (13.4% rent).
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 | Proctor | Troy | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,794Highest |
1,749 |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% 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% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor and Troy 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% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest 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% |
28.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Proctor 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 |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above 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 |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Addison and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Troy School District | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.