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Proctor vs Mount Holly vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Mount Holly has the most expensive homes ($297k median).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
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 | Proctor | Mount Holly | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,586Highest |
1,415Lowest |
1,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±8.9Lowest 10% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Corinth and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$200Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$1,267±$510 about the VT average |
| Mount Holly and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 22% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.4%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 5% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | 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.