Compare towns
Dover vs Mount Holly vs Wardsboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Mount Holly has the highest household income ($78k).
Wardsboro has the youngest population (median age 51.6).
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 | Dover | Mount Holly | Wardsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,466Highest |
1,415 |
820Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+12% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±7.3Lowest 20% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dover 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 | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
$62,000±$6k 24% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$299,300±$47k 5% below VT |
| Dover and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,479±$224 20% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,345 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.5%±58 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | None 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.