Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Moretown vs Addison
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%).
Moretown has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Moretown | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
1,532Highest |
1,175Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
46.8±3.8Lowest 9% above VT |
53.1±7.6 23% 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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Addison 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% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Addison 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% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Moretown 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 |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Addison and Moretown 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 |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
| Moretown and Addison 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 |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above 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 |
$5,506 9% above VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Addison 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Addison 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.