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Mount Holly vs Orange vs Walden
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%).
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Orange | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
957Lowest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
48.8±3.2Lowest 13% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Orange 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% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Orange 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% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Walden and Orange 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 |
$71,302±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
| Walden 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±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$222,000±$22kLowest 30% below VT |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Walden 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 |
$1,330±$153 8% above VT |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926 22% below VT |
$3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$3,944Highest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Walden 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% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Orange 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 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None 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.