Compare towns
Brookline vs Mount Holly vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the youngest population (median age 45.1).
Mount Holly has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Brookline | Mount Holly | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,415Highest |
616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
| Andover and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,389±$364Lowest 13% above VT |
| Brookline and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Brookline 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.