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Mount Holly vs Mount Tabor vs Wallingford

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 people working from home (12.2%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Wallingford has the youngest population (median age 45.9).

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 TaborWallingford
People
Population
1,415
304Lowest
2,286Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
+2.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.5±8.2
24% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
45.9±10.8Lowest
6% above VT
Mount Tabor 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%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±5
VT: 17.9%
Mount Holly and Wallingford 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%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.9%±3.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor 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%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
30.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Highest
VT: 7%
1.5%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Mount Tabor and Mount Holly 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
—
$80,230±$15kHighest
about the VT average
Wallingford and Mount Holly 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
$261,900±$44kLowest
17% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,534±$1k
24% above VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$891±$95Lowest
28% below VT
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
$4,355
14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.9%±65.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
14.3%±13.5
VT: 48.4%
Mount Holly and Wallingford 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%
7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.5%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 min
13% above VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
25 minLowest
6% above VT
Work from home
12.2%±6.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
7.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Mount Holly and Mount Tabor 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 — Mill River Unified Union School District #52
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.