Compare towns
Newfane vs Mount Holly vs Mendon
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%).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Mount Holly | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,456Highest |
1,415 |
1,113Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
53.4±10.5Lowest 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Mendon 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% |
28%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Mendon 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 |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Mount Holly 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 |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Mendon 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±$238 about the VT average |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Newfane 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Mount Holly 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.