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Danby vs Mount Holly vs Weston
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 affordable homes ($272k median).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Mount Holly | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133 |
1,415Highest |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Lowest 22% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Danby and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston 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±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Weston 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Danby 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | 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.