Compare towns
Wheelock vs Mount Holly vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Danville has the most renters (15.9% 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 | Wheelock | Mount Holly | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,415 |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+12%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Lowest 18% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
53.1±6 23% above VT |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
41.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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 | $64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$78,015±$19kHighest 4% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$296,900±$40kHighest 6% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,926 22% below VT |
$4,358Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Danville 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.