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Mount Holly vs Dummerston vs Worcester
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%).
Dummerston has the highest household income ($102k).
Worcester has the most affordable homes ($271k 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 | Dummerston | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
2,090Highest |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
47±2.7 9% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Worcester 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% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Dummerston 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% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
53% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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±$19k 4% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$73,833±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
| Dummerston 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±$40k 6% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$271,100±$27kLowest 14% below VT |
| Dummerston 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±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Dummerston 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 |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$4,421 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Worcester 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 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.