Compare towns
Marshfield 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
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Marshfield | Mendon | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
1,113 |
1,415Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
| Mendon and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% 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 | $3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Lowest 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 | 4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Marshfield 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 |
| High school 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.