Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Ripton vs Dummerston vs Ludlow
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).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Ludlow has the most renters (28.1% rent).
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 | Dummerston | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415 |
508Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,990 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
52.2±6.2 21% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow 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% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston 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% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
| Ripton and Dummerston 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 |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
| Ripton and Ludlow 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 |
— | $1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,112±$151Lowest 10% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Dummerston 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 |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Ripton 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
21 min 11% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Ludlow 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 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| 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.