Compare towns
Mendon vs Mount Holly vs Warren
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 highest household income ($101k).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
1,415 |
1,585Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.1±4.2Lowest 23% 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest 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%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Mendon 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% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Warren 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±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Mendon and Warren 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 |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Mount Holly 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Mendon 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.