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Washington vs Mount Holly vs Danby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washington has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
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 | Washington | Mount Holly | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,056Lowest |
1,415Highest |
1,133 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.9±5.1 23% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
52.6±4.8Lowest 22% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Holly and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Washington and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,103±$8kLowest 19% below VT |
$78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$37kLowest 31% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $996±$285 19% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,485Lowest 31% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$4,543Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.5%±63.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Washington and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.