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Weston vs Bennington 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
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
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 | Weston | Bennington | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685Lowest |
15,249Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
| Weston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$78,015±$19k 4% below VT |
| Weston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.