Compare towns
Walden vs Mount Holly vs Fletcher
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Walden | Mount Holly | Fletcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,037Lowest |
1,415Highest |
1,196 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
48.7±7.3Lowest 13% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Walden 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 | $88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
| Fletcher and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
| Fletcher and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
| Fletcher and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 22% below VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,965Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
32 minHighest 37% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Fletcher School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.