Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Reading vs Addison vs Weston
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%).
Reading has the most renters (15.1% rent).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k 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 | Reading | Addison | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
699 |
1,175 |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston 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% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest 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% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Reading 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 |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston 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 |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,375±$729 11% 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 |
$5,754 14% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Reading 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Reading 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.