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Mount Holly vs Mount Tabor vs Newfane

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 kids (21.2% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).

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.

MeasureMount HollyMount TaborNewfane
People
Population
1,415
304Lowest
1,456Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
-4.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.5±8.2Lowest
24% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
54.4±3.9
26% above VT
Mount Tabor and Newfane 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%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
11.1%±3.7
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
28%±4.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
29.2%±3.9
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Newfane 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%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
46.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
2.4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
Newfane and Mount Tabor 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
—
$66,719±$21kLowest
18% below VT
Mount Holly and Newfane 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
$420,500±$76kHighest
33% above VT
$284,200±$49kLowest
10% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,534±$1k
24% above VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,266±$238Lowest
about the VT average
Mount Tabor 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
$5,233Highest
4% above VT
$5,174
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.9%±65.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
51.9%±79.7
VT: 48.4%
Mount Holly and Newfane 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%
11%
VT: 10.1%
10.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
87.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Highest
8 yrs newer than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1971
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
13% above VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
Work from home
12.2%±6.5
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
30.8%±12.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Newfane 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 — West River Valley Union Education District #72A
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.