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Mount Holly vs Dorset 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%).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k 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 | Dorset | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
2,092Highest |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% 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%±5 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Mount Holly 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% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Dorset 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 |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Dorset 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Dorset 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 |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Dorset 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% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.