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Peru vs Dorset 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
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Mount Holly has the most affordable homes ($297k 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 | Peru | Dorset | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
| Peru and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | 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.