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Mount Holly vs Whitingham vs Danby

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%).
Whitingham has the youngest population (median age 46.4).

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.

MeasureMount HollyWhitinghamDanby
People
Population
1,415Highest
1,368
1,133Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-1%
VT: +2.8%
-2.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.5±8.2Highest
24% above VT
46.4±7.1Lowest
8% above VT
52.6±4.8
22% above VT
Mount Holly and Danby 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%
19.8%±4.5
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Mount Holly and Whitingham 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%
31.1%±2.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
24.3%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Whitingham 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%Highest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±1.9
VT: 7%
2.5%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
Danby and Whitingham 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
$70,625±$11kLowest
13% below VT
$77,321±$13k
5% below VT
Mount Holly and Danby 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
$262,300±$30kLowest
17% below VT
$272,400±$41k
14% below VT
Mount Holly and Danby 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
$673±$150Lowest
45% below VT
$794±$166
36% below VT
Mount Holly and Danby 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
$5,055Highest
about the VT average
$4,543
10% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.9%±65.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
62.7%±47.3
VT: 48.4%
41.4%±34.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Mount Holly and Whitingham 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%
15.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
9.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1984Highest
8 yrs newer than VT
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
13% above VT
38 minHighest
62% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
Work from home
12.2%±6.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.7%±5.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±5.1
VT: 16.9%
Mount Holly and Danby 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 Twin Valley Unified School District #75 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
High school in town None in town Twin Valley Middle High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
7.8
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On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.