Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Ripton vs Danby vs Rochester
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).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Ripton | Danby | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
508Lowest |
1,133 |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
53.3±7.6 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Rochester 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% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Danby 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% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester and Ripton 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% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Ripton 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 |
— | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$929±$158 25% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Rochester 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 |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$3,977 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Ripton 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None 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.