Compare towns
Danby vs Middlesex vs Mount Holly vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Danby | Middlesex | Mount Holly | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,133Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,415 |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Middlesex and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Middlesex and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.