Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Newfane vs Mendon vs Danby
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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Newfane | Mendon | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415 |
1,456Highest |
1,113Lowest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
52.6±4.8Lowest 22% above VT |
| Newfane 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Mendon 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% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Danby 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 |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
| Mendon 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 |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below 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 |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Newfane 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 |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest 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% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Mendon 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 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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.