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Mount Holly vs Dorset vs Wallingford
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 people working from home (29.3%).
Wallingford has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
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 | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Lowest |
2,092 |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Dorset 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% |
18.7%±5Lowest 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%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Mount Holly 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 |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Dorset and Wallingford 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| 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 |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset 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% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None 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.