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Mount Holly vs Strong vs Weston
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k median).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($538k 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 | Strong | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
1,249 |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 38% above U.S. |
47.5±8.9Lowest 22% above U.S. |
60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
| 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%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Strong 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. |
$47,557±$10kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Weston 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 11% below U.S. |
$183,900±$29kLowest 45% below U.S. |
$537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$920±$276Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,375±$729 about the U.S. average |
| Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,926 26% above U.S. |
$1,950Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$7,076Highest 127% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weston and Strong 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 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.