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Wallingford vs Mount Holly vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the most renters (42.9% rent).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Wallingford has the youngest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Wallingford | Mount Holly | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 643Lowest |
1,415 |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±22.3 11% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±7.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wallingford 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 | $80,714±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,000±$49kLowest 25% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $927±$140 25% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,743Lowest 26% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$4,355Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±16.3 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 15% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Holly and Wallingford 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school 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.