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Mount Holly vs Bridgewater vs Addison
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Bridgewater | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
980Lowest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
53.1±7.6Lowest 23% above VT |
| Bridgewater 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% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater 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+ | 41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Addison and Mount Holly 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 |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Addison and Mount Holly 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.