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Mount Holly vs Ripton vs Stannard
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 the highest household income ($113k).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k 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 | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
508 |
228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Stannard 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% |
13.2%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Stannard 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% |
25.9%±8.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% 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±$1k 24% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$4,183 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest 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 |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Mount Holly 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.