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Weston vs Calais 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 expensive homes ($538k median).
Calais has the youngest population (median age 42).
Mount Holly has the most affordable homes ($297k median).
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 | Calais | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Mount Holly 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% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
| Weston and Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,534±$1kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Calais 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 |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Calais 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| 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.