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Holderness vs St. Albans vs Mont Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Mont Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | Holderness | St. Albans | Mont Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
6,954Highest |
2,636 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 about the U.S. average |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.9±2.8Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Mont Vernon and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mont Vernon and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.6%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mont Vernon and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45k 34% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$158,036±$19kHighest 96% above U.S. |
| Mont Vernon and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60k 9% above U.S. |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$526,300±$39kHighest 58% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$1,104±$185Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
$9,432Highest 202% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±80.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Mont Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | #4 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Mont Vernon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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U.S. 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.