Compare towns
Newfane vs Bristol vs Mount Holly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Bristol has the most renters (28.7% rent).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Newfane | Bristol | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,456 |
3,778Highest |
1,415Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
47.9±4.8Lowest 11% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
| Newfane and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.2%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bristol and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$74,620±$8k 8% below VT |
$78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$337,300±$46kHighest 7% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Bristol and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,266±$238Lowest about the VT average |
$1,275±$181 3% above VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,174 about the VT average |
$5,978Highest 19% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
47.9%±14.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2% VT: 73.2% |
71.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 5% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Abraham Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.