Compare towns
Dummerston 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
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Wardsboro has the most renters (9.6% 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 | Dummerston | Mount Holly | Wardsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Highest |
1,415 |
820Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±7.3 20% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mount Holly and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$62,000±$6kLowest 24% below VT |
| Dummerston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$299,300±$47k 5% below VT |
| Dummerston and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Lowest 13% above 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 | $4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,345 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Lowest 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 | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | 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 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.