Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Braintree vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Braintree has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Mount Holly | Braintree | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
1,026Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
53.4±10.5Lowest 24% above VT |
| Braintree and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 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+ | 28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above 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 | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926 22% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest 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 | 11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Braintree 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| 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.