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Holderness vs Windsor 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

Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Mont Vernon has the most people working from home (26.6%).

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.

MeasureHoldernessWindsorMont Vernon
People
Population
1,917Lowest
2,060
2,636Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.4±7.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.6±12.3Highest
15% above U.S.
42.9±2.8
10% above U.S.
Windsor and Mont Vernon 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%
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
22.1%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Mont Vernon and Windsor 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%
29.2%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
15.6%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Holderness and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
55.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
50.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mont Vernon and Holderness 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.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% 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.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$526,300±$39kHighest
58% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,068±$385Highest
46% above U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,104±$185
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,923Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$9,432Highest
202% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
23.5%±21.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
51.4%±80.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mont Vernon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 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
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.6%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT #4 of 120 in NH
School district Holderness School District — Mont Vernon School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.