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Middlesex vs Mount Holly vs Weston

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlesex has the youngest population (median age 44.4).
Mount Holly has the most affordable homes ($297k median).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k 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.

MeasureMiddlesexMount HollyWeston
People
Population
1,943Highest
1,415
685Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+12%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+10.1%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.4±3.9Lowest
3% above VT
53.5±8.2
24% above VT
60.5±7Highest
40% above VT
Weston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.2%±5
VT: 17.9%
15.2%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Middlesex and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.6%±3.7Lowest
VT: 21.4%
28%±4.6
VT: 21.4%
44.2%±2.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%
VT: 43.8%
41.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
66.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.5%±1.2
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Middlesex and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$109,632±$13k
35% above VT
$78,015±$19kLowest
4% below VT
$115,000±$20kHighest
42% above VT
Weston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,300±$40k
19% above VT
$296,900±$40kLowest
6% below VT
$537,700±$77kHighest
70% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$359Lowest
8% above VT
$1,534±$1kHighest
24% above VT
$1,375±$729
11% above VT
Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,483
29% above VT
$3,926Lowest
22% below VT
$7,076Highest
40% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
65.9%±65.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
33.3%±100
VT: 48.4%
Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
92.2%
VT: 73.2%
91.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1984
8 yrs newer than VT
1969Lowest
7 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
17% above VT
27 min
13% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
28.4%±10.7
VT: 16.9%
12.2%±6.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
31.2%±7.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Weston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.