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Mount Holly vs Reading vs Shrewsbury
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 people working from home (22.9%).
Shrewsbury has the most kids (25.1% under 18).
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 | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
699Lowest |
1,237 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Mount Holly 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%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading 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% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Shrewsbury 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 |
$91,250±$23kHighest 12% above VT |
| Shrewsbury and Reading 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±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$331,900±$52k 5% above VT |
| Reading and Shrewsbury 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 |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,438±$380 17% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Shrewsbury 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 |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$5,350 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Shrewsbury 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Shrewsbury 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.