Compare towns
Mendon vs Moretown 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
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Moretown has the youngest population (median age 46.8).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Mendon | Moretown | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,532Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
46.8±3.8Lowest 9% 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 | 14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest 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+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Moretown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
| Moretown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
| Moretown and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
$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 | $5,342 6% above VT |
$5,506Highest 9% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest 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 | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | 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 Our Story | 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.