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Mount Holly vs Springfield vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Springfield has the highest household income ($101k).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Springfield | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
1,122Lowest |
1,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Lowest 32% above U.S. |
52.2±6.2 34% above U.S. |
| 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%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8 U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ludlow 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow 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±$19k 3% below U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$370,200±$46k 11% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 9% above U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,112±$151 21% below U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,890 57% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±25.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ludlow and Springfield 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 | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.