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Mount Holly vs Rochester vs Westminster
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%).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Westminster has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Rochester | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
1,389Lowest |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.3±7.6Lowest 24% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Westminster 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% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester 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% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
$72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Westminster 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 |
$929±$158 25% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% 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 |
$3,977 21% below VT |
$4,063Highest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest 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% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| 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.