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Mount Holly vs Fair Haven vs Weston
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%).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Fair Haven | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
2,724Highest |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Fair Haven 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% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% VT: 43.8% |
23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven 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 |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston 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 |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926 22% below VT |
$3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Fair Haven 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% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #66 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.