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Mount Holly vs Townshend vs Ludlow
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 kids (21.2% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Ludlow has the most expensive homes ($370k 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 | Townshend | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Lowest |
1,538 |
1,990Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
52.2±6.2Lowest 21% above VT |
| Townshend 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 VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Ludlow 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% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
| 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 4% below VT |
$78,750±$29kHighest 3% below VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
| Townshend 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 |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$370,200±$46kHighest 17% above VT |
| Ludlow 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 |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
| 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 22% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Ludlow 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.