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Holland vs Brandon vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holland has the most renters (28% rent).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
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 | Holland | Brandon | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
4,120Highest |
827 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.8±3.9 3% below VT |
50.1±3.1Highest 16% above VT |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
34%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Holland and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,729±$16kLowest 25% below VT |
$64,180±$12k 21% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
| Morgan and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,400±$44kLowest 34% below VT |
$227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Morgan and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
$1,064±$225Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,112±$64 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,463 31% below VT |
$4,241Highest 16% below VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.7%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #69 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | — | Otter Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.