Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Peru vs Mendon 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 the most affordable homes ($297k median).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
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 | Peru | Mendon | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
434Lowest |
1,113 |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 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%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon 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% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Mendon 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 |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
| Peru and Addison 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 |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
| Peru 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 |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$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 |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 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% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Peru 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 | — | — | — |
| High school 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.