Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Middlesex vs Addison vs Ludlow
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 affordable homes ($297k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Addison has the oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Middlesex | Addison | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415 |
1,943 |
1,175Lowest |
1,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
52.2±6.2 21% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Addison 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Addison 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
| Middlesex and Addison 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 |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
| Middlesex and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,112±$151Lowest 10% below VT |
| Addison and Mount Holly 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Ludlow 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| 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 | 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.