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Mount Holly vs Tunbridge 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Tunbridge has the youngest population (median age 42.7).
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 | Tunbridge | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415Highest |
1,253 |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,346±$128Lowest 9% above VT |
$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 |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Tunbridge 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 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.