Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Dover vs Putney
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 the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Putney has the youngest population (median age 37.2).
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 | Dover | Putney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Lowest |
1,466 |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Putney 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% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover 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% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$79,706±$18kHighest about the VT average |
| Putney and Mount Holly 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 |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
| Dover and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$670±$49 46% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Dover 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 |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Putney 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% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #32 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| 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.