Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Ripton vs Mendon vs Danby
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%).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k 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 | Ripton | Mendon | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
508Lowest |
1,113 |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% 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% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Mendon 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% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon 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 |
— | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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 |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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 |
| High school 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.