What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Holly has the most homeowners (92.2%).

White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Mount Holly	White River Junction
People
Population	1,415Lowest	3,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+12%Highest VT: +2.8%	+10.8%Lowest VT: +2.8%
Median age	53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT	33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT
Kids under 18	21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9%	17.1%±5Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Mount Holly and White River Junction 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%	12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.9%Highest VT: 43.8%	38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±1.2Highest VT: 7%	1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Mount Holly and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT	$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT
	Mount Holly and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT	$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below VT
	Mount Holly and White River Junction 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	$1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average
	Mount Holly and White River Junction 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	$5,651Highest 12% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4%	42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Mount Holly and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%	12.1%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.2%Highest VT: 73.2%	43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT	1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 13% above VT	15 minLowest 35% below VT
Work from home	12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	15.7%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9%
	White River Junction and Mount Holly 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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Old photos in History	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.