Compare towns
Mount Holly vs Stratton vs Mendon vs Weston
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 affordable homes ($297k median).
Stratton has the youngest population (median age 31.5).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Stratton | Mendon | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
532Lowest |
1,113 |
685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.4±10.5 24% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Holly 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% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Mount Holly 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% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon 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±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
| Stratton and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Weston 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 |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Mendon 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 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | — |
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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.