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Ashland vs Holderness vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($227k median).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Ashland | Holderness | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,183 |
1,917Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.3±11.2Highest 9% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4 about the U.S. average |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Ashland and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Ashland and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,607±$9kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
| Holderness and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,000±$29kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$155Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,961Highest 59% above U.S. |
$3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±14.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Ashland School District | Holderness School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.