Compare towns
Jamaica vs Mendon vs Mount Holly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jamaica has the most homeowners (96.9%).
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
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 | Jamaica | Mendon | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 882Lowest |
1,113 |
1,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.1±5.5Highest 28% above VT |
53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
| Jamaica and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±8.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Jamaica and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.7% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Jamaica and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,219±$19k about the VT average |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
| Mendon and Jamaica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $347,800±$50k 10% above VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
| Mendon and Jamaica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $870±$464Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,773 5% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jamaica and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.