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Mount Holly vs Crown Point vs Mendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Crown Point has the most affordable homes ($158k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Crown Point | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
1,984Highest |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
49.9±5.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5 37% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Crown Point 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 3% below U.S. |
$82,813±$25k about the U.S. average |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 11% below U.S. |
$157,900±$21kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| 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±$1k 9% above U.S. |
$1,625±$960Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Crown Point 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 26% above U.S. |
$2,393Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
14.8%±92.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon 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 |
U.S. 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.