Compare towns
Brookline vs Sutton 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
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($231k median).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Sutton | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
790 |
1,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Sutton 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% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest 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% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
| Brookline and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$231,100±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Brookline 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±$1kLowest 24% 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 | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | 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 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.