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Mount Holly vs Cornwall 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k 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 | Cornwall | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
1,208 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
50.4±4.6Lowest 17% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% 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 | 21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Cornwall 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% |
25.7%±6.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest 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+ | 41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Mendon 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Cornwall and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% 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 | $3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Lowest 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.