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Berlin vs Mount Holly vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Berlin | Mount Holly | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,415Lowest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4Lowest 17% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.1±6 23% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
| Berlin and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
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| Mount Holly and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Highest 12% below VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Danville and Mount Holly 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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 |
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.