Compare towns
Corinth vs Mount Holly vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Corinth | Mount Holly | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539 |
1,415Lowest |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Corinth and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$4,355Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Mount Holly 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.