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Mount Holly vs Hyde Park vs Mendon
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 oldest population (median age 53.5).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Hyde Park | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
513Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Mount Holly 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% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Hyde Park 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 |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Hyde Park 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 |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon 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 |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Hyde Park 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 |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly 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 | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.