Compare towns
Ludlow vs Mount Holly vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Ludlow | Mount Holly | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,990Highest |
1,415 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.2 21% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±6.4 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$151Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
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| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,890 about the VT average |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±25.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Ludlow and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.