Compare towns
Mendon vs Mount Holly vs Newport
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 most people working from home (22.5%).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Newport has the most affordable homes ($179k median).
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 | Mount Holly | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,415 |
4,394Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±4.3Lowest 8% 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%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest 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+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±4.7Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
| Mendon and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$179,400±$11kLowest 43% 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 | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$850±$49Lowest 31% below 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 | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,036 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±15.8Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | North Country Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.