Compare towns
Andover vs Mendon 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
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
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 | Andover | Mendon | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,113 |
1,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 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 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 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+ | 43.3% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
| Andover and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
| Andover and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364 13% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%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 |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Mendon 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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| 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.