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Mount Holly vs Fairlee vs Danby
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%).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (15%).
Danby has the youngest population (median age 52.6).
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 | Fairlee | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
1,066Lowest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
52.6±4.8Lowest 22% above VT |
| Fairlee 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% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Danby 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% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee 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% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
$74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Fairlee 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 |
$1,083±$242 12% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Fairlee 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 |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee 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% VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest 3% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee and Mount Holly 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 | Rivendell Interstate School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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.