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Mount Holly vs Springfield vs Shrewsbury
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%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Shrewsbury has the most kids (25.1% under 18).
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 | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
9,084Highest |
1,237Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Springfield 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Shrewsbury and Springfield 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 4% below VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$91,250±$23kHighest 12% above VT |
| Shrewsbury 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±$40k 6% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$331,900±$52kHighest 5% above VT |
| Shrewsbury 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±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,438±$380 17% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Shrewsbury 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 |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$5,350Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Shrewsbury 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% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Springfield 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 | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.