Compare towns
Braintree vs Mount Holly vs Newfane
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Braintree | Mount Holly | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
1,415 |
1,456Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
53.5±8.2Lowest 24% above VT |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
| Braintree and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Newfane and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
| Braintree and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.