Compare towns
Mendon vs Mount Holly vs Worcester
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).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Worcester has the youngest population (median age 47).
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 | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113 |
1,415Highest |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
47±2.7Lowest 9% 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% |
12.8%±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% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest 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% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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±$19k 4% below VT |
$73,833±$18kLowest 9% 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 |
$271,100±$27kLowest 14% 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 |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% 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 |
$4,421 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.